## Uses of Interface
org.xml.sax.EntityResolver

- Packages that use EntityResolver
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  javax.xml.parsers | Provides classes allowing the processing of XML documents.
  org.xml.sax | This package provides the core SAX APIs.
  org.xml.sax.ext | This package contains interfaces to SAX2 facilities that conformant SAX drivers won't necessarily support.
  org.xml.sax.helpers | This package contains "helper" classes, including support for bootstrapping SAX-based applications.

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

    Methods in javax.xml.parsers with parameters of type EntityResolver
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `abstract void` | DocumentBuilder.`setEntityResolver(EntityResolver er)` Specify the `EntityResolver` to be used to resolve entities present in the XML document to be parsed.

  - ### Uses of EntityResolver in org.xml.sax

    Classes in org.xml.sax that implement EntityResolver
    Modifier and Type | Class | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `class` | `HandlerBase` Deprecated. This class works with the deprecated `DocumentHandler` interface. It has been replaced by the SAX2 `DefaultHandler` class.

    Methods in org.xml.sax that return EntityResolver
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `EntityResolver` | XMLReader.`getEntityResolver()` Return the current entity resolver.

    Methods in org.xml.sax with parameters of type EntityResolver
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `void` | Parser.`setEntityResolver(EntityResolver resolver)` Deprecated. Allow an application to register a custom entity resolver.
    `void` | XMLReader.`setEntityResolver(EntityResolver resolver)` Allow an application to register an entity resolver.

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

    Subinterfaces of EntityResolver in org.xml.sax.ext
    Modifier and Type | Interface | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `interface` | `EntityResolver2` Extended interface for mapping external entity references to input sources, or providing a missing external subset.

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

  - ### Uses of EntityResolver in org.xml.sax.helpers

    Classes in org.xml.sax.helpers that implement EntityResolver
    Modifier and Type | Class | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `class` | `DefaultHandler` Default base class for SAX2 event handlers.
    `class` | `XMLFilterImpl` Base class for deriving an XML filter.

    Methods in org.xml.sax.helpers that return EntityResolver
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `EntityResolver` | ParserAdapter.`getEntityResolver()` Return the current entity resolver.
    `EntityResolver` | XMLFilterImpl.`getEntityResolver()` Get the current entity resolver.

    Methods in org.xml.sax.helpers with parameters of type EntityResolver
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `void` | ParserAdapter.`setEntityResolver(EntityResolver resolver)` Set the entity resolver.
    `void` | XMLReaderAdapter.`setEntityResolver(EntityResolver resolver)` Register the entity resolver.
    `void` | XMLFilterImpl.`setEntityResolver(EntityResolver resolver)` Set the entity resolver.

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