RE: XML libraries, anyone?

["Sina Bahram" <sbahram () nc rr com>]

Try the xml parser from boost

http://www.boost.org/

Take care,
Sina 

-----Original Message-----
From: nmap-dev-bounces () insecure org [mailto:nmap-dev-bounces () insecure org]
On Behalf Of stripe dog
Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 3:43 AM
To: Brett Hutley
Cc: nmap-dev
Subject: Re: XML libraries, anyone?

Whoops, should have mentioned my language.

I'm using C++.

Thanks for the responses so far.

-Cole

On 6/27/06, Brett Hutley <brett () hutley net> wrote:
> On 27 Jun 2006, at 03:24, stripe dog wrote:
>
> > Hey everybody,
> >
> > I'm looking for recommendations for a small xml parsing library that 
> > can handle large files (as the nmap xml output files can be large 
> > when a large network is scanned), and is licensed under BSD or LGPL.
> >
> > Any personal favorites? Any stinkers to avoid?
> >
> > I can do all sorts of searches and research on my own, what I am 
> > looking for is personal experience (either first hand hearsay;-) 
> > with any of the popular open source libraries.
>
> There are 2 basic kinds of XML parsers; SAX-based and DOM-based.
>
> DOM-based parsers create a tree in memory of the XML nodes. This can 
> make it easier for your application to process the XML, but it will 
> use a LOT more memory. A good DOM parser is Xerces.
>
> SAX parsers work using an event-based system. As they encounter 
> various XML elements, they will invoke call-backs for you. This can 
> make your application harder to write, because you have to create a 
> state machine in order to parse complicated XML documents. SAX parsers 
> are faster than DOM parsers, and use a lot less memory (depending on 
> how you structure your call-back functions of course).
> A very good SAX parser is Expat.
>
> Regards, Brett
>
> --
> Brett Hutley
> mailto:brett () hutley net
> http://hutley.net/brett/


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