About com.ms.xml.parser

You should not have to use this package directly unless you really know what you are doing and the XML Object Model doesn't provide what you need already.

The most important class in this package is the XML Parser itself which can be invoked as follows:

    import com.ms.xml.parser;

    Parser p = new Parser();
    ElementFactoryImpl f = new ElementFactoryImpl();
    Document d = new Document(f);
    p.parse( new URL("http://www.foo.com/test.xml"),
        f, d.getDTD(), d, true);

The parser will then call the element factory to create all the nodes in the tree which it will add to the document as it goes.

The parser will also automatically load any external DTD's and external entities that are needed. The parser will then hold onto these DTD's until you call clear on the Document.