[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Randal L. Schwartz) writes:
> >>>>> "Gisle" == Gisle Aas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Gisle> - XML mode.
>
> Does this mean that XML::Parser can be *replaced* by HTML::Parser in the
> right mode?
Not really. It just means that HTML::Parser can parse some simple XML
files that:
- don't use DTDs
- don't use entitity references besides those defined for HTML
- don't use Unicode chars outside US-ASCII in tag and attribute names
XML::Parser can also build trees directly, HTML::Parser can't. If you
are working with XML files, then HTML::Parser might be handy to do
file edits like those demonstrated by the eg/hrefsub and eg/hstrip
programs.
I have not measured the speed difference between HTML::Parser and
XML::Parser, but I think (hope) that HTML::Parser will be faster and
have a much smaller memory print. If it is not faster than we surely
have some more code optimizations to make. :-)
Regards,
Gisle
