Re: [boost] XML Attributes issue

From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-04-03 16:31:35

Lakshmi Narasaiah wrote:
> Hi,
>
>  We are using boost library to serialize C++ object to XML format.
> Though the boost library does a good job in converting the class
> variables to name value pair we do not know how to add attributes to
> the nodes.

This would require enhancement of the xml_archive.  Such an
enhancement could be made by deriving from the current xml_?archive.

> Also we do not know for instance if an XML file already
> exists how to insert child nodes.

This suggests a misconception as what Boost Serialization and xml_archive
can do.  The xml file generated must be in sync with the C++ structures
that generated it.  In general, you can't edit the xml file and know
that the xml_iarchive will be able to handle it.  It might be possible
to add edit values or add some collection items - but that isn't addressed
by the current implementation.

Robert Ramey

>
>  Any help here would be appreciated.
>
>  Regards,
>  Lakshmi
>
>
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