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diff --git a/sources/scala/xml/parsing/ParserFactory.scala b/sources/scala/xml/parsing/ParserFactory.scala
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+package scala.xml.parsing ;
+
+/** factory object to make construcing parsers from files,arrays,iterators... */
+
+object ParserFactory {
+
+  def make(handle:ConstructingHandler, input:java.io.File): ConstructingParser = {
+    val arr: Array[Byte] = new Array[Byte]( input.length().asInstanceOf[Int] );
+    val is = new java.io.FileInputStream( input );
+    is.read( arr );
+    val s = new String(arr);
+    make( handle, Iterator.fromString(s) );
+  }
+
+  def make(theHandle:ConstructingHandler, input:Iterator[Char]): ConstructingParser = {
+    new ConstructingParser() {
+      val it = input;
+      override val handle = theHandle;
+      def nextch = { ch = it.next; pos = pos + 1; }
+      def init = { ch = it.next; pos = 0; }
+      override val preserveWS = true;
+    }
+  }
+
+}