Uses of Interface org.xml.sax.AttributeList (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-07-22

## Uses of Interface
org.xml.sax.AttributeList

- Packages that use AttributeList
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  org.xml.sax | This package provides the core SAX APIs.
  org.xml.sax.helpers | This package contains "helper" classes, including support for bootstrapping SAX-based applications.

- - ### Uses of AttributeList in org.xml.sax

    Methods in org.xml.sax with parameters of type AttributeList
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | HandlerBase.`startElement(String name, AttributeList attributes)` Deprecated. Receive notification of the start of an element.
    `void` | DocumentHandler.`startElement(String name, AttributeList atts)` Deprecated. Receive notification of the beginning of an element.

  - ### Uses of AttributeList in org.xml.sax.helpers

    Classes in org.xml.sax.helpers that implement AttributeList
    Modifier and Type | Class and Description
    --- | ---
    `class` | `AttributeListImpl` Deprecated. This class implements a deprecated interface, `AttributeList`; that interface has been replaced by `Attributes`, which is implemented in the `AttributesImpl` helper class.

    Methods in org.xml.sax.helpers with parameters of type AttributeList
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | AttributeListImpl.`setAttributeList(AttributeList atts)` Deprecated. Set the attribute list, discarding previous contents.
    `void` | ParserAdapter.`startElement(String qName, AttributeList qAtts)` Adapter implementation method; do not call.

    Constructors in org.xml.sax.helpers with parameters of type AttributeList
    Constructor and Description
    `AttributeListImpl(AttributeList atts)` Deprecated. Construct a persistent copy of an existing attribute list.

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