SchemaFactoryLoader (Java Platform SE 8 )
Keywords: javax.xml.validation.SchemaFactoryLoader class
Date: 2026-07-22

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## Class SchemaFactoryLoader

- java.lang.Object
- - javax.xml.validation.SchemaFactoryLoader

-     public abstract class SchemaFactoryLoader
      extends Object

  Factory that creates `SchemaFactory`.

  DO NOT USE THIS CLASS

  This class was introduced as a part of an early proposal during the JSR-206 standardization process. The proposal was eventually abandoned but this class accidentally remained in the source tree, and made its way into the final version.

  This class does not participate in any JAXP 1.3 or JAXP 1.4 processing. It must not be used by users or JAXP implementations.

  Since:
    1.5

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Modifier | Constructor and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected` | `SchemaFactoryLoader()` A do-nothing constructor.

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `abstract SchemaFactory` | `newFactory(String schemaLanguage)` Creates a new `SchemaFactory` object for the specified schema language.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### SchemaFactoryLoader

          protected SchemaFactoryLoader()

      A do-nothing constructor.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### newFactory

          public abstract SchemaFactory newFactory(String schemaLanguage)

      Creates a new `SchemaFactory` object for the specified schema language.
      Parameters:
        `schemaLanguage` - See the list of available schema languages.
      Returns:
        `null` if the callee fails to create one.
      Throws:
        `NullPointerException` - If the `schemaLanguage` parameter is null.

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