[Expat-discuss] How to parse discrete entities only? (newbie question)

[Chris Rogers]

Hello,

Please forgive this newbie question - I have tried to find the answer by 
studying the source,  in various FAQ's etc.
Is it possible/sensible to try achieving the following using expat?

I want to begin feeding the parser a stream of input but want it to 
stop/halt when it reaches various places in the stream.  Specifically, I 
want expat to stop when it reaches the start or end of an entity.
For example:

<Person>
	.....
	.....
	attributes
	.....
	.....
</Person>  <--- after reading this line, stop
<Person>
	.....
	.....
	attributes
	.....
	.....
</Person>

Is this something I should be trying to do with expat?

Much thanks,
Chris Rogers