Since there wasn't a decent XML parser, I've started writing one myself. Main features:

Allows 100% round-tripping, even for weird whitespace between attributes in the start tag or in the end tag Suitable for building editors and filters which want/need to preserve the original file layout as much as possible Error messages have line and column information Easy to reuse individual components XML 1.1 compatible Needs Java 5 or better.

Note to other projects: If you want to use DecentXML in your project and you're worried that the licenses would clash, let me know. I'm willing to relicense this code under any OSS license out there.