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// Create a handler for SAX events
DefaultHandler handler = new MyHandler();

// Parse an XML file using SAX;
// The Quintessential Program to Parse an XML File Using SAX
parseXmlFile("infilename.xml", handler, false);

// This class listens for startElement SAX events
static class MyHandler extends DefaultHandler {
    Locator locator;
    public void setDocumentLocator(Locator locator) {
        this.locator = locator;
    }
    // This method is called when an element is encountered
    public void startElement(String namespaceURI, String localName,
                             String qName, Attributes atts)  {
        if (locator != null) {
            int col = locator.getColumnNumber();
            int line = locator.getLineNumber();
            String publicId = locator.getPublicId();
            String systemId = locator.getSystemId();
        }
    }
}