Re: XML tools for Octave

[David Bateman]

Schloegl Alois wrote:
> Quoting David Bateman <address@hidden>:
> 
>> Schloegl Alois wrote:
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>>> Quoting David Bateman <address@hidden>:
>>>
>>>> As a fairly dumb conversion of xmldata to an oct-file (though I
>>>> tried to
>>>> replace C strings with the C++ std::string class), how does the
>>>> attached
>>>> work. Basically, I've just tested to the point where is compiles and no
>>>> further. I also think there is a serious problem in the original
>>>> code in
>>>> that malformed input might cause a seg-fault. Consider the example
>>>> "</xml>v</xml>" that seems to me will not create the struct to contain
>>>> the field and then try to assign to it. I tried to fix this.
>>>>
>>>> The conversion is very direct and there are ugly multiple
>>>> assignments to
>>>> the return value list. It would be better to get rid of these. Help
>>>> strings etc might also be improved..
>>>>
>>>> D.
>>>>
>>>
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>>> When I tried to apply it to a large XML file, it reads only the first
>>> elements.
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>>
>> Oppps.. I see. Try the attached version..
>>
>> D.
>>
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> This works very well. Although the OCT version is not as fast as the 
> MEX version, it works also for a case, were the MEX function causes a 
> bad crash.

Its not as fast since there are multipe assignments to an oct-value.
Leaving the assignment till the end would be a better solution and much
faster.

> 
> Andy, what do you think about the solution?
> It does not recognize the example 1) as an invalid XML. How big of a 
> problem is this?
> 
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>    Alois
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