*/
    public CoreExtensions read(Reader reader, boolean strict) throws IOException, XmlPullParserException {
        XmlPullParser parser =
                addDefaultEntities ? new MXParser(EntityReplacementMap.defaultEntityReplacementMap) : new MXParser();

        parser.setInput(reader);

        return read(parser, strict);
    } // -- CoreExtensions read( Reader, boolean )

    /**
     * @see XmlStreamReader