Re: [boost] API Review request: XML APIs for C++

From: Reece Dunn (msclrhd_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-06-13 15:19:20

Hamish Mackenzie wrote:

>How do you feel about having a node_reference instead.

What are the access differences? I.e. could you use '.' to access 
attributes/methods as opposed to '->'?

>// libxml2
>class node_reference
>{
>private:
>   xmlNodePtr node_;
>};
>[snip]

>boost::xml::dom::node_reference mynode = doc.selectNode( "/h:*[1]" );

I am not that bothered *how* it is implemented, so long as it provides a 
decent enough interface.

I was also showing how you could make it more portable by not explicitly 
using a
   Document * doc = ...;
style code fragment.

Regards,
Reece

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