DocumentBuilder parser, DOM doucment object from a XML file error

Question

Hi guys
I created a program which parses a xml and creates a DOM document object from
it. The parser is validating.
class xmlParser
    //create arrylist to store employee in
    private ArrayList<Employee> employeeStore = new ArrayList<Employee>();
    private DocumentBuilder parser;
    private static Document document;     
    //create an instant of Employee to be added to the arraylist
    private Employee theEmployee = new Employee();
    //create an instant of Address to be added to Employee to again be
    //added to Employee
    private Address employeeAddress = new Address();
    public xmlParser()
    public xmlParser(String myfile) throws IOException 
          //validate the XML document agaisnt the given dtd
          DocumentBuilderFactory factory = DocumentBuilderFactory.newInstance();
          factory.setValidating(true);
          factory.setIgnoringElementContentWhitespace(true);
          try {
              parser = factory.newDocumentBuilder();
          }catch(javax.xml.parsers.ParserConfigurationException d) {
               System.out.println("error with new document builder");
          //create document object (DOM tree) from xml file
          try {
              document = parser.parse(new File(myfile));
          }catch(org.xml.sax.SAXException e) {
              System.out.println("Error with parser file still creating xml personnel2");
    } In my main method when i call:
xmlParser parsertree = new xmlParser("personnel.xml"); the exception keeps getting thrown and i get my my message back "Error with parser file still creating xml personnel2"
Can't seem to figure it out, any ideas would be great.
Thanks alot

Answer 1

Hi,
A - Check that the xml file is located in the same directory where you
run your app.
B - Check that the xml file is correct (in XML way).
Suggestion : you may print the exception message, it might help.
Hope that help,
Jack