Re: [xml] when to use initialization

[Daniel Veillard <veillard redhat com>]

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

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