# Uses of Interface
org.w3c.dom.Document

Packages that use Document
Package | Description
--- | ---
javax.imageio.metadata | A package of the Java Image I/O API dealing with reading and writing metadata.
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.w3c.dom | Provides the interfaces for the Document Object Model (DOM).
org.w3c.dom.html | Provides interfaces for DOM Level 2 HTML Specification.
org.w3c.dom.ls | Provides interfaces for DOM Level 3 Load and Save.

## Uses of Document in javax.imageio.metadata

Methods in javax.imageio.metadata that return Document
Modifier and Type | Method | Description
--- | --- | ---
`Document` | IIOMetadataNode.`getOwnerDocument()` | Returns `null`, since `IIOMetadataNode`s do not belong to any `Document`.

## Uses of Document in javax.xml.parsers

Methods in javax.xml.parsers that return Document
Modifier and Type | Method | Description
--- | --- | ---
`abstract Document` | DocumentBuilder.`newDocument()` | Obtain a new instance of a DOM `Document` object to build a DOM tree with.
`Document` | DocumentBuilder.`parse​(File f)` | Parse the content of the given file as an XML document and return a new DOM `Document` object.
`Document` | DocumentBuilder.`parse​(InputStream is)` | Parse the content of the given `InputStream` as an XML document and return a new DOM `Document` object.
`Document` | DocumentBuilder.`parse​(InputStream is, String systemId)` | Parse the content of the given `InputStream` as an XML document and return a new DOM `Document` object.
`Document` | DocumentBuilder.`parse​(String uri)` | Parse the content of the given URI as an XML document and return a new DOM `Document` object.
`abstract Document` | DocumentBuilder.`parse​(InputSource is)` | Parse the content of the given input source as an XML document and return a new DOM `Document` object.

## Uses of Document in org.w3c.dom

Methods in org.w3c.dom that return Document
Modifier and Type | Method | Description
--- | --- | ---
`Document` | DOMImplementation.`createDocument​(String namespaceURI, String qualifiedName, DocumentType doctype)` | Creates a DOM Document object of the specified type with its document element.
`Document` | Node.`getOwnerDocument()` | The `Document` object associated with this node.

## Uses of Document in org.w3c.dom.html

Subinterfaces of Document in org.w3c.dom.html
Modifier and Type | Interface | Description
--- | --- | ---
`interface` | `HTMLDocument` | An `HTMLDocument` is the root of the HTML hierarchy and holds the entire content.

Methods in org.w3c.dom.html that return Document
Modifier and Type | Method | Description
--- | --- | ---
`Document` | HTMLFrameElement.`getContentDocument()` | The document this frame contains, if there is any and it is available, or `null` otherwise.
`Document` | HTMLIFrameElement.`getContentDocument()` | The document this frame contains, if there is any and it is available, or `null` otherwise.
`Document` | HTMLObjectElement.`getContentDocument()` | The document this object contains, if there is any and it is available, or `null` otherwise.

## Uses of Document in org.w3c.dom.ls

Methods in org.w3c.dom.ls that return Document
Modifier and Type | Method | Description
--- | --- | ---
`Document` | LSLoadEvent.`getNewDocument()` | The document that finished loading.
`Document` | LSParser.`parse​(LSInput input)` | Parse an XML document from a resource identified by a `LSInput`.
`Document` | LSParser.`parseURI​(String uri)` | Parse an XML document from a location identified by a URI reference [IETF RFC 2396].