'Re: "Re: [xml] when to use initialization"'

[Kasimier Buchcik <kbuchcik 4commerce de>]

Hi,

Daniel Veillard wrote:

> On Thu, May 08, 2003 at 02:35:45PM +0200, Kasimier Buchcik wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've looked at the initialization and cleanup functions like 
> > "xmlInitParser()" and "xmlCleanupParser".
> >
> > I would be glad if someone could answer me the following:
> >
> >   1. If I *don't* use libxml2's thread-support do I have to call
> >      xmlInitParser() only once per application or once per parsing?
>
>
>    You don't even need to call it. It's done automatically, it's just better
> to do it explicitely in a thread environment.
>
>
> >   2. If I use libxml2's thread-support do I have to call xmlInitParser()
> >      once per initial thread entry? Or still just once per application?
> >      Or once per parsing?
>
>
>    Once per application. At the beginning.
>
>
> >   3. Do I have to call "xmlCleanupParser" only once per application?
>
>
>    Yes
>
>
> >   4. Do we need to call any other initialization of cleanup functions if
> >      using the thread-support?
>
>
>    No, xmlInitParser() names is not really proper anymore it actually
> inits the full library.
>
> Daniel

Thanks, that made things clear to me :-)

Kasimier Buchcik

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