Hi, I have a SESSION scope Java Bean in a JSP page. It used a javax.xml.parsers.SAXParser and a subclass of org.xml.sax.helpers.DefaultHandler, as: public class myClass { SAXParser parser; MyHandler handler; //extends org.xml.sax.helpers.DefaultHandler ... } My question is: what is the size of the SAXParser in general? (assume use default implementation crimson parser). Will it make a difference in performance if I create an external APPLICATION scope pool to store a group of SAXParsers and Handlers, and get/return instances from pool each time the page get executed? Also, do I need to mark the SAXParser and Handler as transient? Thanks, Nianwei =========================================================================== To unsubscribe: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "signoff JSP-INTEREST". For digest: mailto [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body: "set JSP-INTEREST DIGEST". Some relevant FAQs on JSP/Servlets can be found at: http://java.sun.com/products/jsp/faq.html http://www.esperanto.org.nz/jsp/jspfaq.html http://www.jguru.com/jguru/faq/faqpage.jsp?name=JSP http://www.jguru.com/jguru/faq/faqpage.jsp?name=Servlets