parse method in DocumentBuilder is returning an error

Question

I am trying to use the parse method that takes an InputSource to parse a DocumentBuilder instance.

The error is:

The method parse(InputStream) in the type DocumentBuilder is not applicable for the arguments (InputSource)

This is the code:

public static Document loadXMLFromString(String xml) throws Exception {
    DocumentBuilder factory = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance().newDocumentBuilder();
    Document doc = factory.parse(new InputSource(new StringReader(xml)));   
}

It is asking me to change to InputStream.. Checked the documentation and one of the parse methods in DocumentBuilder takes an InputSource. What is the problem?

Are you importing org.xml.sax.ImportSource or another class? — Kagemusha, Jul 01 '16 at 04:57
my relevant imports import javax.swing.text.Document; import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilder; import javax.xml.parsers.DocumentBuilderFactory; import jdk.internal.org.xml.sax.InputSource; @Kagemusha — Armando Xhimanki, Jul 01 '16 at 05:01
You got your imports wrong. Clement Amarnath's answer will fix your problem. — Kagemusha, Jul 01 '16 at 05:40

Wilson · Answer 1 · 2016-07-01T05:10:12.457

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The problem may be due to a bad import of class InputSource. Please org.xml.sax.InputSource is imported .

DocumentBuilder accept org.xml.sax.InputSource but not jdk.internal.org.xml.sax.InputSource

edited Jul 01 '16 at 05:10

answered Jul 01 '16 at 05:05

Wilson

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 01 '16 at 05:09

Use this import import org.xml.sax.InputSource; instead of this import jdk.internal.org.xml.sax.InputSource; after doing this step then you will face error on Document modify that import from import javax.swing.text.Document; to import org.w3c.dom.Document;

parse method in DocumentBuilder is returning an error

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