Apache Xerces
Collection of software libraries for XML
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In computing, Xerces is Apache's collection of software libraries for parsing, validating, serializing and manipulating XML. The library implements a number of standard APIs for XML parsing, including DOM, SAX and SAX2. The implementation is available in the Java, C++ and Perl programming languages.
Stable release
2.12.2 (Xerces J)
3.2.3 (Xerces C++) / 24 January 2022 (Xerces J)
10 April 2020 (Xerces C++)
3.2.3 (Xerces C++) / 24 January 2022 (Xerces J)
10 April 2020 (Xerces C++)
| Apache Xerces | |
|---|---|
| |
| Developer | Apache Software Foundation |
| Stable release | 2.12.2 (Xerces J) 3.2.3 (Xerces C++) / 24 January 2022 (Xerces J) 10 April 2020 (Xerces C++) |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type | XML parser library |
| License | Apache License 2.0 |
| Website | xerces |
The name "Xerces" is believed to commemorate the extinct Xerces blue butterfly (Glaucopsyche xerces).[1]
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.[2]
| Language | Release Date | Version |
|---|---|---|
| Java | 2022-01-24 | 2.12.2 |
| C++ | 2020-04-10 | 3.2.3 |
| Perl | 2014-04-30 | 2.7.0 |
Features
The features supported by Xerces depend on the language, the Java version having the most features.
| Feature | Java[3] | C++[4] | Perl |
|---|---|---|---|
| eXtensible Markup Language (XML) 1.0 Fourth Edition Recommendation | Yes | Partial | Partial |
| eXtensible Markup Language (XML) 1.1 Second Edition Recommendation | Yes | Partial | Partial |
| Namespaces in XML 1.1 Second Edition Recommendation | Yes | Partial | Partial |
| Namespaces in XML 1.0 Second Edition Recommendation | Yes | Partial | Partial |
| XML Inclusions (XInclude) Version 1.0 Second Edition Recommendation | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Simple API for XML (SAX) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Streaming API For XML (StAX) | Yes | No | No |
| DOM Level 2 Core Specification | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| DOM Level 2 Traversal and Range Specification | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Core, Load and Save | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Element Traversal Specification | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| XML Schema 1.0 Structures and Datatypes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| XML Schema 1.1 Structures and Datatypes | Yes | No | No |
| XML Schema Definition Language (XSD): Component Designators (SCD) | Yes | No | No |
| Java APIs for XML Processing (JAXP) 1.4 | Yes | No | No |