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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 easy pipelining. 
 * 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 may be
 * located through a process as described in the {@link newFactory}
 * method.
 * 
 *
 * @since 1.6
 */

package javax.xml.stream;