## Uses of Class
org.xml.sax.helpers.DefaultHandler

- Packages that use DefaultHandler
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.beans | Contains classes related to developing beans -- components based on the JavaBeans™ architecture.
  javax.xml.parsers | Provides classes allowing the processing of XML documents.
  org.xml.sax.ext | This package contains interfaces to SAX2 facilities that conformant SAX drivers won't necessarily support.

- - ### Uses of DefaultHandler in java.beans

    Methods in java.beans that return DefaultHandler
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static DefaultHandler` | XMLDecoder.`createHandler(Object owner, ExceptionListener el, ClassLoader cl)` Creates a new handler for SAX parser that can be used to parse embedded XML archives created by the `XMLEncoder` class.

  - ### Uses of DefaultHandler in javax.xml.parsers

    Methods in javax.xml.parsers with parameters of type DefaultHandler
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `void` | SAXParser.`parse(File f, DefaultHandler dh)` Parse the content of the file specified as XML using the specified `DefaultHandler`.
    `void` | SAXParser.`parse(InputSource is, DefaultHandler dh)` Parse the content given `InputSource` as XML using the specified `DefaultHandler`.
    `void` | SAXParser.`parse(InputStream is, DefaultHandler dh)` Parse the content of the given `InputStream` instance as XML using the specified `DefaultHandler`.
    `void` | SAXParser.`parse(InputStream is, DefaultHandler dh, String systemId)` Parse the content of the given `InputStream` instance as XML using the specified `DefaultHandler`.
    `void` | SAXParser.`parse(String uri, DefaultHandler dh)` Parse the content described by the giving Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) as XML using the specified `DefaultHandler`.

  - ### Uses of DefaultHandler in org.xml.sax.ext

    Subclasses of DefaultHandler in org.xml.sax.ext
    Modifier and Type | Class | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `class` | `DefaultHandler2` This class extends the SAX2 base handler class to support the SAX2 `LexicalHandler`, `DeclHandler`, and `EntityResolver2` extensions.

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