Do I still have to download Xerces when using Castor XML with Java 5.0?
No. Starting with release 1.1, we have added support for using the Xerces instance as shipped with the JRE/JDK for serialization. As such, for Java 5.0 users, this removes the requirement to download Xerces separately when wanting to use ‘pretty printing’ with Castor XML during marshalling. To enable this feature, please change the following properties in your local castor.