In computing, Xerces is Apache's collection of software libraries for parsing, validating, serializing and manipulating XML. The library implements a number of standard APIss for XML parsing, including DOM, SAX and SAX2. The implementation is available in the Java, C++ and Perl programming languages.

The name "Xerces" is believed to commemorate the extinct Xerces blue butterfly (Glaucopsyche xerces).

Xerces language versions

There are several language versions of the Xerces parser:

• Xerces2 Java, the Java reference implementation

• Xerces C++, a C++ implementation

• Xerces Perl, a Perl implementation. This implementation is a wrapper around the C++ API.

Features

The features supported by Xerces depend on the language, the Java version having the most features.

See also

• Apache License

• Java XML

• Apache Xalan

References

Notes

• Implemented third edition.

• Implemented second edition. Section 2.13 Normalization Checking has not been implemented.

• Implemented first edition.

• Implemented first edition.

External links

• Apache Xerces Project home