Re: [Boost-users] is there any lib used to parse XML file in boost?

From: Tomas Puverle (Tomas.Puverle_at_[hidden])
Date: 2006-04-18 10:49:30

> > ...  Libxml2 is generaly faster than 
> > expat.  
> 
> Is your assessment based on experience? Just curious. I have used expat for
> several years and I would be really interested if libxml2 can do the job
> faster.

Yes, we test and run a lot of benchmarks on a lot of different XML parsers 
(including some not generally available).  Libxml used to be a touch slower 
than expat but libxml2 is faster in both the SAX2 mode and when used as a pull 
parser.
Also, there are some new interfaces in libxml2 that allow you to minimize the 
amount of string copying and allocation, which futher enhances its advantage.  

Tom