Invoking XML Parser for C

XML Parser for C can be invoked in two ways:

• By invoking the executable on the command line

• By writing C code and using the supplied APIs

Command Line Usage

The XML Parser for C can be called as an executable by invoking bin/xml

Table 21-2 lists the command line options.

Table 21-2 XML Parser for C: Command Line Options

Option	Description
-c	Conformance check only, no validation
-e encoding	Specify input file encoding
-h	Help - show this usage help
-n	Number - DOM traverse and report number of elements
-p	Print document and DTD structures after parse
-x	Exercise SAX interface and print document
-v	Version - display parser version then exit
-w	Whitespace - preserve all whitespace

Writing C Code to Use Supplied APIs

XML Parser for C can also be invoked by writing code to use the supplied APIs. The code must be compiled using the headers in the include/ subdirectory and linked against the libraries in the lib/ subdirectory. Please see the Makefile in the sample/ subdirectory for full details of how to build your program.