Re: [xml] Parsing given a file handler

[David Meyer <david meyer ci tuwien ac at>]

Meanwhile I used the ``push''-method described on the xmlsoft-homepage
(``Invoking the parser'').
Is your method more efficient?

-d


"Henke, Markus" wrote:
> Meyer, David wrote:
>
> > Is it possible to parse an XML file given a file handler (could be either
> stdin or a textfile)?
> > thx,
> > ...
>
> I think it should be possible to retrieve the filedscriptor
>
>   fd = fileno(filehdl);
>
> and create an I/O-parsercontext
>
>   ctxt = xmlCreateIOParserCtxt(NULL, NULL, readCallback, closeCallback,
> (void *) &fd, XML_CHAR_ENCODING_NONE);
>
> (e.g.; see documentation for this...).
> Then you can parse
>
>   parseResult = xmlParseDocument(ctxt);
>
> the document.
>
> Hope that helps!
>
> Mit freundlichen Gruessen - Kind regards
> Markus Henke
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