Re: [Boost-users] XML optional field

Subject: Re: [Boost-users] XML optional field
From: Scott McMurray (me22.ca+boost_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-09-23 09:56:27

On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 02:56, Emanuele Rocci <rocciemanuele_at_[hidden]> wrote:
>
> I would like to build a configuration file for my application in XML.
> The Configuration files includes also optional sections
> i.e.  there might be properties that are not required to be
> defined by the user.
>
> If I use BOOST serialization to load this file, the XML format seems to me
> that forces every field of the XML field to be REQUIRED.
>
> Do you know if with Boost serialization for XML there is some mechanism
> allowing or handling optional Xml field?
>

For something that a user is supposed to be able to edit,
Boost.Serialization is usually not the correct choice (afaik).

Have you considered the boost.program_options library?
http://www.boost.org/libs/program_options

HTH,
~ Scott