This document describes libxml, the XMLC parser and toolkit developed for theGnomeproject. XML is a standardfor
buildingtag-basedstructured documents/data. Here are some key points about libxml: - Libxml2 exports Push (progressive) and Pull (blocking)
typeparserinterfaces for both XML and HTML.
- Libxml2 can do DTD validation at parse time, using a
parseddocumentinstance, or with an arbitrary DTD.
- Libxml2 includes complete XPath, XPointerand XIncludeimplementations.
- It is written in plain C, making as few assumptions as
possible,andsticking closely to ANSI C/POSIX for easy embedding.
WorksonLinux/Unix/Windows, ported to a number of other platforms.
- Basic support for HTTP and FTP client allowing applications
tofetchremote resources.
- The design is modular, most of the extensions can be compiled out.
- The internal document representation is as close as possible to the DOMinterfaces.
- Libxml2 also has a SAX like
interface;theinterface is designed to be compatible with Expat.
- This library is released under the MITLicense.See
the Copyright file in the distribution for the precisewording.
Warning: unless you are forced to because your application links
withaGnome-1.X library requiring it, Do Not Use
libxml1,uselibxml2 Daniel Veillard |
