# 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 the classes for processing XML documents with a SAX (Simple API for XML) parser or a DOM (Document Object Model) Document builder.
org.xml.sax.ext | Provides 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​(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`.
`void` | SAXParser.`parse​(InputSource is, DefaultHandler dh)` | Parse the content given `InputSource` 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.