C++ code to read an XML file, using the XERCES library

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I want to write a C++ code to parse an XML file and extract data from it.

However, I'm an absolute beginner so I just searched Google.
Most people seem to refer an "Xerces" library to do this job, so i went ahead with it.

However, the online documentation of the Xerces library is a little lean on examples and sample programs.
I found an article in Code project on "Writing an XML file using the Xerces library", but none to read from an XML file and extract data from it.

If someone can give me a small sample code to read and extract data from an XML file (using the Xerces library), or if they can direct me to a site/article that gives a small tutorial on the same, I would be really grateful.

Posted 21-Mar-11 5:09am

S.Raaj Nishanth

Updated 19-Apr-11 22:12pm

Dalek Dave

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Dalek Dave 20-Apr-11 4:12am

Edited for Grammar and Readability.

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I am also trying to use XERCES to parse XML files. What I understand from my code debugging is , one has to use the DefaultHandler interface for parsing the XML files. Its following functions must be implemented to have access to individual elements and attributes:

startDocument(); //indates the document start
void startElement() //indiacates the element start, here you can have all attributes to a particular element and iterate to access them
void endDocument();
void endElement() //indiacates that particular element ends

////sample Code
void SVGHandler::startElement(const   XMLCh* const    uri,
									 const   XMLCh* const    localname,
									 const   XMLCh* const    qname,
									 const   Attributes&		attributes)
{
	// The name has to be representable without any escapes
	/*fFormatter  << XMLFormatter::NoEscapes << chOpenAngle ;
	if ( fExpandNS )
	{
		if (XMLString::compareIString(uri,XMLUni::fgZeroLenString) != 0)
			fFormatter  << uri << chColon;
		fFormatter << localname ;
	}
	else
		fFormatter << qname ;*/

	XMLSize_t len = attributes.getLength();
	for (XMLSize_t index = 0; index < len; index++)
	{
		//
		//  Again the name has to be completely representable. But the
		//  attribute can have refs and requires the attribute style
		//  escaping.
		//
		
		const XMLCh * attName , * nodeValue;
		const XMLCh * nodeName;

		nodeName = qname;
		if(wcscmp(nodeName , L"svg")==0)
		{
			attName = attributes.getQName(index);
			if(wcscmp(attName , L"height")==0)
				svgProp.height = _wtol(attributes.getValue(index));
			else if(wcscmp(attName , L"width")==0)
					svgProp.width = _wtol(attributes.getValue(index));
		}
		else if(wcscmp(nodeName , L"g")==0)
		{
			attName = attributes.getQName(index);
			if(wcscmp(attName , L"style")==0)
				groupProp.gStyle.stroke = _wtol(attributes.getValue(index));
		}
		else if(wcscmp(nodeName , L"rect")==0)
		{
			attName = attributes.getQName(index);
			if(wcscmp(attName , L"height")==0)
				rectObj.height = _wtol(attributes.getValue(index));
			else if(wcscmp(attName , L"style")==0)
				rectObj.recStyle.stroke = _wtol(attributes.getValue(index));
			else if(wcscmp(attName , L"width")==0)
				rectObj.width = _wtol(attributes.getValue(index));
			else if(wcscmp(attName , L"x")==0)
				rectObj.xPos = _wtol(attributes.getValue(index));
			else if(wcscmp(attName , L"y")==0)
				rectObj.yPos = _wtol(attributes.getValue(index));
		}
		else if(wcscmp(nodeName , L"text")==0)
		{
			attName = attributes.getQName(index);
			 if(wcscmp(attName , L"x")==0)
				rectObj.xPos = _wtol(attributes.getValue(index));
			else if(wcscmp(attName , L"y")==0)
				rectObj.yPos = _wtol(attributes.getValue(index)); 
		}



	}
	
}

Posted 19-Apr-11 22:08pm

Hamid Nasir

Updated 19-Apr-11 22:12pm

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Dalek Dave 20-Apr-11 4:13am

Edited for Code Block.

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CPallini · Accepted Answer · 2011-03-21T06:44:00

Solution 1

You probably already have the appropriate example, please read carefully this page[^]. Specifically the DOMPrint sample[^] looks promising.

Posted 21-Mar-11 6:44am

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 21-Mar-11 20:08pm

My 5. I had to use Xerces when nothing decent from Microsoft was available yet; and Xerces helped to resolve all most tricky problems in a robust way. Cannot imagine any problem with a simple task.
--SA

S.Raaj Nishanth 22-Mar-11 1:38am

Hi. I have gone through the Xerces C++ Samples given in the documentation. I've also gone through the DOMPrint sample. Both of them give examples of how to use the Xerces executables with options (e.g. DOMCount [options] <XML file | List file> ). I understand that this can be run from a command line utility (or from perl). However, i do not want that. I am writing C++ code to parse the XML. I do not know which Xerces API's i must call in the code in order to extract information from the XML file. Please correct me if my question is wrong.

CPallini 22-Mar-11 3:58am

You should study the provided source code.

S.Raaj Nishanth 24-Mar-11 5:27am

Yes you were right. Reading the source code was in deed helpful. Thanks.

CPallini 24-Mar-11 5:27am

You are welcome.

Dalek Dave 20-Apr-11 4:13am

Good Links Carlo!