Re: [Boost-users] [serialization]Mal-formed XML output

From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2005-12-27 00:12:11

We would have to see more of the code to comment.

Merrill Cornish wrote:
> I've finally gotten serialization for XML archives to compile using
> Boost 1.33.1.  Now I'm trying to execute the test.  Unfortunately,
> the first archive output statement
>
>    outArchive << BOOST_SERIALIZATION_NVP(testObj_out);
>
> triggers an exception saying, "unrecognized XML syntax".  The
> output file looks like

very odd when writing the file !

>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
> <!DOCTYPE boost_serialization>
> <boost_serialization signature="serialization::archive" version="3">
> <testObj_out class_id="0" tracking_level="0" version="1">
> <px class_id="1" tracking_level="1" version="0"
> object_id="_0"</boost_serialization>
>
> Note that the closing ">" for the px element is missing, which
> is probably the reason why there is no newline before
> </boost_serialization>.
>
> The serialize() function for the class object being archived has
> one ar & for a base class plus three data members.  So, it looks
> like serialization is going awry while string to write the initial
> class element and never gets to the class contents.

>
> By the way, I've never seen the XML root element
> (<boost_serialization>)
> with attributes.  Is that standard?

any xml elements can have attributes

>
> Any ideas?
>
> Merrill