---
title: "XmlPullParser in Android"
description: "Hi all here we are going to implement XmlPullParser in Android"
author: "Manoj Pandey"
published: 2015-02-18
updated: 2019-09-07
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1588/xmlpullparser-in-android
category: "android"
tags: ["xml", "android", "xml parsing"]
reading_time: 4 minutes
---
# XmlPullParser in Android
Previously, we learn about SAX parser in Android. Now we see how to use XmlPullParser in Android.\
There are three types of Android XML parsers – DOM, SAX and XmlPullParser. You can use DOM and SAX parser API which are provided by [Java platform](https://www.mindstick.com/interview/22895/what-is-the-main-difference-between-java-platform-and-other-platforms). In addition to these two parsers, Android provides XmlPullParser which is similar to StAX parser and is also the recommended [XML parsing](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/159719/xml-parsing-using-php) in Android. This Android XML parsing example explains how to parse a simple XML using Android XmlPullParser.
Android recommends to use XmlPullParser to parse the [xml file](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/75/how-to-read-and-write-xml-file-through-c-sharp) than SAX and DOM because it is fast.
The org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParser [interface](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12036/interface-in-c-sharp) provides the [functionality](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/136/using-watermark-functionality-in-textbox-by-jquery) to parse the XML [document](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/328642/what-to-consider-while-choosing-a-software-documentation-tool) using XmlPullParser.
1. Create an Android Project
2. Add xml file inside assets folder and add following code
```
1 Adney 50000 2 Kaarle 60000 3 Mike 60000
```
3. Add [listview](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12744/listview-in-android) in activity_main.xml
```
```
Add been class as name [Employee](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/178134/how-to-write-the-best-welcome-letter-for-new-employees)
```
package com.example.xmlpullparsing; // Been class of listpublic class Employee { private int id; private String name; private String salary; public int getId() { return id; } public void setId(int id) { this.id = id; } public String getName() { return name; } public void setName(String name) { this.name = name; } public String getSalary() { return salary; } public void setSalary(String salary) { this.salary = salary; } @Override public String toString() { return "\n Name= " + name + "\n Salary= " + salary; }}
```
Create XmlPullParserHandler class which parse data from xml file
```
package com.example.xmlpullparsing; import java.io.IOException;import java.io.InputStream;import java.util.ArrayList;import java.util.List;import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParser;import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParserException;import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParserFactory; public class XmlPullParserHandler { private List employees = new ArrayList(); private Employee employee; private String text; public List getEmployees() { return employees; } public List parse(InputStream is) { try { // XmlPullParserFactory class is used to create implementations of // XML Pull Parser defined in XMPULL V1 API. XmlPullParserFactory factory = XmlPullParserFactory.newInstance(); // setNamespaceAware specifies that the parser produced by this // factory will provide // support for XML namespaces. factory.setNamespaceAware(true); // Creates a new instance of a XML Pull Parser using the currently // configured factory features. XmlPullParser parser = factory.newPullParser(); parser.setInput(is, null); int eventType = parser.getEventType(); while (eventType != XmlPullParser.END_DOCUMENT) { String tagname = parser.getName(); switch (eventType) { case XmlPullParser.START_TAG: if (tagname.equalsIgnoreCase("employee")) { // create a new instance of employee employee = new Employee(); } break; case XmlPullParser.TEXT: text = parser.getText(); break; case XmlPullParser.END_TAG: if (tagname.equalsIgnoreCase("employee")) { // add employee object to list employees.add(employee); } else if (tagname.equalsIgnoreCase("id")) { employee.setId(Integer.parseInt(text)); } else if (tagname.equalsIgnoreCase("name")) { employee.setName(text); } else if (tagname.equalsIgnoreCase("salary")) { employee.setSalary(text); } break; default: break; } eventType = parser.next(); } } catch (XmlPullParserException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } catch (IOException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } return employees; }}
```
Now add following code in MainActivity.class
```
package com.example.xmlpullparsing; import java.io.IOException;import java.io.InputStream;import java.util.List; import android.os.Bundle;import android.app.Activity;import android.view.Menu;import android.widget.ArrayAdapter;import android.widget.ListView; public class MainActivity extends Activity { @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.activity_main); // find data from xml layout ListView listView = (ListView) findViewById(R.id.listView1); List employees = null; try { XmlPullParserHandler parser = new XmlPullParserHandler(); // A readable source of bytes. InputStream is = getAssets().open("employees.xml"); employees = parser.parse(is); // bind data in adapter ArrayAdapter adapter = new ArrayAdapter(this, android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, employees); // set adapter in listview listView.setAdapter(adapter); } catch (IOException e) { } } @Override public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) { // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present. getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.activity_main, menu); return true; } }
```
Now run [your application](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95487/how-do-you-troubleshoot-when-your-application-link-is-not-responding)
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