[boost] scope of ptree-xml parser (was: [Boost Review] Property Tree Library)

From: Thorsten Ottosen (thorsten.ottosen_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-04-24 08:33:57

Daniel Wesslén wrote:
> Thorsten Ottosen wrote:
> 

>>>When boost gets a full XML library then the property_tree XML parser 
>>>could (should, IMO) be replaced with a wrapper over that one. What's the 
>>>problem?
>>
>>There is no need for that. As long as the scope of the xml-parser for
>>a property tree is well-defined wrt. what subset of xml it can handle, 
>>the user is free to choose.
>>
>>It is not obvious how more advanced xml-features should map to a 
>>property-tree, and it is quite thinkable that it does not make much 
>>sense to use those together.
> 
> 
> Schema validation, XInclude and encodings could be transparently 
> supported. Sure, some advanced features wouldn't map neatly to a 
> property_tree, but that is no reason to rule out support for those that do.

I'm not qualified enough to reply to those claims.

But let's use this sub-thread to discuss the scope of the xml-parser.

-Thorsten