difference Jdom and Jaxp

[Awais Bajwa]

Hi all,
I want to know the difference between Jdom and Jaxp
anybody else can have comments .
Awais Bajwa

[Ajith Kallambella]

JAXP is an XML framework by SUN that allows programmers to plug-in any W3C compliant XML parser using Java's system property files. It is not a parser by itself, but provides a level of abstraction by facilitating dynamic parser selection. From an architectural perspective JAXP sits between the actual XML parser and your application.
JDOM is another XML framework that integrates standard Java collection classes with any W3C compliant DOM parser allowing programmers to manipulate DOM objects as Java Collections. Very much like JAXP, JDOM sits between the application and the parser. Note that JDOM by itself is not an XML parser.
Hope that helps!
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Ajith Kallambella M.
Sun Certified Programmer for the Java�2 Platform.
IBM Certified Developer - XML and Related Technologies, V1.

[Awais Bajwa]

Thanks ajith ,
I am very much clear now ,but what is ment by w3c compliant
using java's system property files(Jaxp).
One more thing is that as u r saying that
Jdom is not a java parser than using which api
it parses xml files .
Regards .
Awais Bajwa.

[Ajith Kallambella]

Any parser that behaves according to W3C DOM specs is said to be W3C compliant.

[Awais Bajwa]

Originally posted by Ajith Kallambella:
Any parser that behaves according to W3C DOM specs is said to be W3C compliant.

thanks.

[Ramesh Donnipadu]

May I also add that JDOM
1. attempts to replace SAX and DOM
2. Follows tree structure and is very much like DOM
3. Java only solution to parsing
4. Has a higher performance than DOM
and JAXP
1. Provides an abstraction layer over SAX or DOM
2. allows change of Parser implementation between SAX and DOM
-Ramesh

[Ajith Kallambella]

Ramesh,
May I ask what makes you say "JDOM attempts to replace SAX and DOM"