[libxml++] RE: [xml] xmlReader and _private

[Murray Cumming Comneon com]

> From: xml-admin gnome org [mailto:xml-admin gnome org] On 
> I see 2 potential solutions to the problem :
> 1) Change libxml xmlreader implementation so it does not use 
> _xmlNode._private.

As xmlreader is part of libxml itself, I consider this a bug.

> 2) Detect in the callbacks wether or not the node is created by 
> xmlReader, and then don't do anything if it is the case. I would then 
> implement Expand by copying the subtree to avoid some non 
> wrapped nodes 
> to be given to libxml++ user.

That would be unpleasant. How about using a std::map of C++ instances to C
instances instead of _private. But first, I'd ask about fixing xmlreader.

> Is one of this options possible ? And if not is there any 
> other way to 
> solve this issue ?

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