> Does anyone on the list have experience using an XML parser > with C++? If so, can you recommend a decent set of parser tools?
I have been using the Xerces-C++ parser for an application, and it has been more than adequate. http://xml.apache.org/xerces-c/index.html I have also used expat. http://www.jclark.com/xml/expat.html The Xerces-C++ parser seems pretty complete. You can parse documents using either the SAX or DOM interfaces. (When using SAX, you provide callback(s) for XML element beginning and endings. The DOM interface builds a tree in memory of the entire document contents, which you can then "walk.") My favorite thing about Xerces-C++ is its support of XML Schema. You can provide the parser with an XML Schema file (which is like a DTD, only in XML format) and the parser will notify you if the document doesn't conform. Expat seems to be a more minimalist implementation. It is not a "validating" parser. It is written in C, and offers a SAX-style interface. If pure speed is important to you... (I am not saying that it should be. I only bring it up because it has been mentioned in this group recently.) you might want to look at the internal character representations used by the parsers that you consider. XML files can be encoded with 8 or 16 bit characters. The Xerces-C++ parser interface uses 16 bit characters, regardless of the encoding of the document. If I remember correctly, expat uses 8 bit characters. If all of your XML files are encoded in 8 bits, you might be able to realize a small performance gain by using a parser that takes advantage of this fact. Of course, if speed is that important, you could probably select a better format than XML. Jeremy Furtek Delphi Research mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
