Validating Parsers Vs Non Validating Parsers
Validating Parsers Vs Non Validating Parsers
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| Validating Parsers | Non Validating Parsers |
|---|---|
| Enforce syntactic rules | Enforce syntactic rules |
| Only validating parsers know how to validate documents against their DTDs which means validation takes place against the schema |
If only want to find tags and extract information - use non-validating parser |
| It takes a significant amount of effort for an XML parser to process a DTD and make sure that every element in an XML document follows the rules of the DTD. |
No Validatory checks with DTD |
| Comparitively slow than Non validating Parser | Obviously its fast because its not validated |