dlib C++ Library - xml_parser_ex.cpp

    // The contents of this file are in the public domain. See LICENSE_FOR_EXAMPLE_PROGRAMS.txt
    /*

        This is an example illustrating the use of the xml_parser component in
        the dlib C++ Library.

        This example simply reads in an xml file and prints the parsing events
        to the screen.
    */

    #include <dlib/xml_parser.h>
    #include <iostream>
    #include <fstream>

    using namespace std;
    using namespace dlib;

    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    class doc_handler : public document_handler
    {
        /*
            As the parser runs it generates events when it encounters tags and
            data in an XML file.  To be able to receive these events all you have to
            do is make a class that inherits from dlib::document_handler and
            implements its virtual methods.   Then you simply associate an
            instance of your class with the xml_parser.

            So this class is a simple example document handler that just prints
            all the events to the screen.
        */
    public:

        virtual void start_document (
        )
        {
            cout << "parsing begins" << endl;
        }

        virtual void end_document (
        )
        {
            cout << "Parsing done" << endl;
        }

        virtual void start_element (
            const unsigned long line_number,
            const std::string& name,
            const dlib::attribute_list& atts
        )
        {
            cout << "on line " << line_number << " we hit the <" << name << "> tag" << endl;

            // print all the tag's attributes
            atts.reset();
            while (atts.move_next())
            {
                cout << "\tattribute: " << atts.element().key() << " = " << atts.element().value() << endl;
            }
        }

        virtual void end_element (
            const unsigned long line_number,
            const std::string& name
        )
        {
            cout << "on line " << line_number << " we hit the closing tag </" << name << ">" << endl;
        }

        virtual void characters (
            const std::string& data
        )
        {
            cout << "Got some data between tags and it is:\n" << data << endl;
        }

        virtual void processing_instruction (
            const unsigned long line_number,
            const std::string& target,
            const std::string& data
        )
        {
            cout << "on line " << line_number << " we hit a processing instruction with a target of '"
                << target << "' and data '" << data << "'" << endl;
        }
    };

    // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    int main(int argc, char** argv)
    {
        try
        {
            // Check if the user entered an argument to this application.
            if (argc != 2)
            {
                cout << "Please enter an xml file to parse on the command line" << endl;
                return 1;
            }

            doc_handler dh;
            // Now run the parser and tell it to call our doc_handler for each of the parsing
            // events.
            parse_xml(argv[1], dh);
        }
        catch (std::exception& e)
        {
            cout << e.what() << endl;
        }
    }