[Expat-discuss] how can I get the "value" ?

[Michael B. Allen]

On Mon, 24 Feb 2003 08:54:54 -0300
"Sergio Barbosa Villas-Boas" <villas at del.ufrj.br> wrote:

> Hi, all
> 
> I'm learning expat.
> I'm trying to parse a simple xml file. Something like below.
> 
> <something>
> 	<data attrib="oneData" attrib2="oneData2">value</data>
> </something>
> 
> I wrote a startElement function like the prototype below.
> void startElement(void *data, const XML_Char *el, const XML_Char **attr);
> 
> I can get "attrib" and "attrib2" (and "oneData" and "oneData2") from the
> "attr" parameter.
> But how can I get the "value" ?

After startElement is called the function registered with
XML_SetCharacterDataHandler will be called with the enclosed text. Then
endElement or whatever end tag handler you registered will be called. See
the examples and read the tutorial on xml.com.

Mike

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