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XML 7.0 Parser and Transformer

The built-in parser and transformer in WebLogic Server 7.0 have been updated to Xerces 1.4.4 and Xalan 2.2, respectively. If you used the APIs that correspond to older parsers and transformers that were shipped in previous versions of WebLogic Server, and if you used classes, interfaces, or methods that have been deprecated, you might receive deprecation messages in your applications .

WebLogic Server 7.0 also includes the WebLogic FastParser, a high-performance XML parser specifically designed for processing small to medium size documents, such as SOAP and WSDL files associated with WebLogic Web services. Configure WebLogic Server to use FastParser if your application handles mostly small to medium size (up to 10,000 elements) XML documents.

The WebLogic Server 7.0 distribution no longer includes the unmodified Xerces parser and Xalan transformer in the WL_HOME\server\ext\xmlx.zip file.

Deprecated APIs and Features

The following APIs and features are deprecated in anticipation of future removal from the product:

„WebLogic Events

WebLogic Events are deprecated and should be replaced by JMS messages with NO_ACKNOWLEDGE or MULTICAST_NO_ACKNOWLEDGE delivery modes. See Non-transacted session in Programming WebLogic JMS for more information.

„WebLogic HTMLKona

„WebLogic JDBC t3 Driver. See Deprecation of WebLogic File Services at http://bt04/stage/wls/docs70/file/filesrvc.html#1028649.

„WebLogic Enterprise Connectivity

„WebLogic Time Services is deprecated and should be replaced by JMX Timer Service. For documentation of JMX Timer Service, see Interface TimerMBean and Class Timer.

„WebLogic Workspaces

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