Keep in mind that its getting you the offset just past the *end* of the thing it just handed you. So you have to keep a previous offset around in order to get the data from there to the new end minus one byte, which will get you the content of the thing it just handed you.
-------------------------- Dean Roddey The Charmed Quark Controller Charmed Quark Software [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.charmedquark.com "If it don't have a control port, don't buy it!" ----- Original Message ----- From: "ted sandler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 11:56 AM Subject: Re: how to access the raw text that generated a sax event > Hi Jason, > > Would it be possible for me to get a copy of your SWIG files so I access the > scanner's functionality from within Perl? > > Thanks so much. > -ted > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jason E. Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, April 24, 2002 11:06 AM > Subject: Re: how to access the raw text that generated a sax event > > > > "Dean Roddey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > The getSrcOffset() method of XMLScanner should return you the > information > > > you want. However, it can only do that if the source offset stuff is > > > supported by the transcoding system being used. For ICU and the internal > > > transcoders that is true. I just looked and in the latest repository > files, > > > the Win32 and ICU transcoders are supporting this functionality. > > > > > > So if you get the scanner, and call getSrcOffset() it should return you > the > > > position where it stopped transcoding the element it just passed to you. > > > This should be in terms of the raw content buffer it is parsing from, > i.e. > > > pre-transcoded input. If its not returning the correct info, then > perhaps it > > > has become broken over time since hardly anyone every uses it. But it > used > > > to work because we had to make it so for an internal IBM customer at the > > > time. > > > > Hey Dean, > > > > Thanks for the info! That was exactly what I wanted. > > > > Phew! After making the XMLScanner available to Perl I can now access > > getSrcOffset(): > > > > print Found element contributors at 53 offset > > print Found element person at 78 offset > > print Found element name at 87 offset > > print Found element email at 114 offset > > print Found element person at 177 offset > > print Found element name at 186 offset > > print Found element email at 213 offset > > print Found element person at 280 offset > > print Found element name at 289 offset > > print Found element email at 323 offset > > > > So it seems to be working. > > > > Thanks again for your insight into the internals, > > jas. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
