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/**

 * <p>

 * Defines interfaces and classes for the Streaming API for XML (StAX).

 *

 * <p>

 * StAX provides two basic functions: the cursor API allowing users to

 * read and write XML efficiently, and the event iterator API promoting

 * ease of use that is event based, easy to extend and pipeline.

 * The event iterator API is intended to layer on top of the cursor API.

 *

 * <p>

 * The cursor API defines two interfaces: {@link XMLStreamReader}

 * and {@link XMLStreamWriter}, while the event iterator API defines:

 * {@link XMLEventReader} and {@link XMLEventWriter}.

 *

 * <p>

 * StAX supports plugability with {@link XMLInputFactory} and

 * {@link XMLOutputFactory} that define how an implementation is

 * located through a process as described in the {@link newFactory}

 * method.

 *

 *

 * @since 1.6

 */

package javax.xml.stream;