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With the Simple API for XML (SAX) interface, you can write applications that read data in an Extensible Markup Language (XML) document. SAX2 is the latest version of the SAX application programming interface (API).

In This Section

XML SAX Application Development

Provides information about how XML SAX allows your applications to read data in an Extensible Markup Language (XML) document.

XML SAX Reference

Provides detailed information about the XML SAX programming elements.

SAX2 C++ Common Notices

Discusses strings, declaration conflicts, skipped entities, XML features, properties, return values as applicable to SAX2.

Related Sections

XML Core Services and Document Object Model

Describes the Document Object Model (DOM), and provides a set of application programming interfaces (APIs) that allow you to access and manipulate an XML document.

XML DOM Security

Provides security information regarding XML DOM and best practices for implementation.