Re: [xml] Getting the offset of a node in the stream

[Michael Ludwig <mlu as-guides com>]

Alberto Mardegan schrieb:
> Michael Ludwig wrote:
> > Alberto Mardegan schrieb:
> >
> > >   I'm using an xmlTextReader (and the xmlTextReaderNext() function)
> > > to read an XML file, and once I find a specific element I must be
> > > able to tell at what byte offset in the file this element is found.

> I'm writing a C library that needs to parse some XML files (only part
> of them, till it finds a certain element), and a Qt wrapper for the
> same library. The wrapper library doesn't need to parse the initial
> part of the document, but only from the same element where the C
> library stopped parsing.
>
> If there was a way to create a QXmlStreamReader wrapping the
> xmlTextReader, than that would be the best, because then the state
> could be retained; but it seems to me that there isn't.
>
> In short, I'd like to avoid to parse the initial part of the XML file
> twice.

I see. However, it looks to me like you're already using the best means
available. Others might know if there is a way to maintain the state
other than keeping the xmlTextReaderPtr around (which probably isn't
an option for you) - but I don't.

Ciao

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Michael Ludwig