RE: [xml] Parsing given a file handler

["Henke, Markus" <Markus_Henke ordat com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Meyer [mailto:david meyer ci tuwien ac at]
> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 5:25 PM
> To: Henke, Markus
> Cc: 'xml gnome org'
> Subject: Re: [xml] Parsing given a file handler
>
>
> Meanwhile I used the ``push''-method described on the xmlsoft-homepage
> (``Invoking the parser'').
> Is your method more efficient?

To tell the truth: I don't know.
I'm using the I/O parser context approach coz i've to use
customized read callbacks, so the "push"-method isn't an
option for me (AFAIK...)

> -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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