Convert XML string into DOM

Hi all,
I have a question here regarding converting XML string into a DOM document.
How can I do this in Java?
The Document.Parse() methods do not have one that takes in String as its parameter.
I'm not sure what is the best way to do this in Java.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thank you in advance.
regards,
Sean

Convert XML String to Document with StringReader.
String xmlString;
DocumentBuilderFactory factory =
            DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();
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   Document         document = builder.parse(new InputSource(new StringReader(xmlString)));

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