Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #7303: XML Serialization - Skip/Ignore unexpected data.

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #7303: XML Serialization - Skip/Ignore unexpected data.
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2012-09-12 08:27:09

#7303: XML Serialization - Skip/Ignore unexpected data.
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  Reporter:  anonymous         |       Owner:  ramey         
      Type:  Feature Requests  |      Status:  new           
 Milestone:  To Be Determined  |   Component:  serialization 
   Version:  Boost 1.51.0      |    Severity:  Not Applicable
Resolution:                    |    Keywords:                
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Comment (by anonymous):

 Replying to [comment:6 anonymous]:
 > Replying to [comment:5 ramey]:
 > > This would have guaranteed passing of all current tests out of the
 box.
 >
 > A feature of `xml_iarchive` is that top level elements don't have their
 name checked.  If there are multiple top level elements and I wish to skip
 any of them I will need to inspect their names.  So changing the tests in
 the way that I have seems inevitable.

 Actually, not being able to skip top level elements wouldn't be a
 significant limitation for me.

 I'll give it some more thought.  Thanks for your comments.

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/7303#comment:7>
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