4.7 Parser methods

parse(systemId)
Parse an XML document from a system identifier.

parseFile(fileobj)
Parse an XML document from a file-like object.

setDocumentHandler(handler)
Register an object to receive basic document-related events.

setDTDHandler(handler)
Register an object to receive basic DTD-related events.

setEntityResolver(resolver)
Register an object to resolve external entities.

setErrorHandler(handler)
Register an object to receive error-message events.

setLocale(locale)
Allow an application to set the locale for errors and warnings.

SAX parsers are not required to provide localisation for errors and warnings; if they cannot support the requested locale, however, they must throw a SAX exception. Applications may request a locale change in the middle of a parse.