Re: [Boost-users] parser of binary data using Spirit or Xpressive?

From: Eric Niebler (eric_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-12-22 11:39:43

Markus Schöpflin wrote:
> Bronek Kozicki wrote:
> 
>>Is it possible to write parser of binary data (ie. NULL is just some 
>>value, not string delimiter) using Spirit or Xpressive? Did anyone 
>>actualy tried it?
> 
> 
> There is a binary parser sample in 
> "libs/spirit/example/intermediate/ipv4.cpp" so I would say the answer is 
> yes for spirit. And no, I didn't try it myself...
> 

This is true also for xpressive, which works with iterators and gives no 
special meaning to NULL characters. xpressive can also be used to parse 
non-character data, such as arrays of integers. Just use the 
null_regex_traits in xpressive/traits/null_regex_traits.hpp. This is 
documented at http://tinyurl.com/bw5pk

HTH,

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Eric Niebler
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