1 /* Copyright (c) 2007, 2008 by Adalin B.V.
2 * Copyright (c) 2007, 2008 by Erik Hofman
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29 #define __XML_CONFIG 1
32 * Open an XML file for processing
34 * @param fname path to the file
35 * @return XML-id which is used for further processing
37 void *xmlOpen(const char *);
40 * Close the XML file after which no further processing is possible
44 void xmlClose(void *);
48 * Locate a subsection of the xml tree for further processing.
49 * This adds processing speed since the reuired nodes will only be searched
52 * The memory allocated for the XML-subsection-id has to be freed by the
56 * @param node path to the node containing the subsection
57 * @return XML-subsection-id for further processing
59 void *xmlGetNode(const void *, const char *);
62 * Copy a subsection of the xml tree for further processing.
63 * This is useful when it's required to process a section of the XML code
64 * after the file has been closed. The drawback is the added memory
67 * The memory allocated for the XML-subsection-id has to be freed by the
71 * @param node path to the node containing the subsection
72 * @return XML-subsection-id for further processing
74 void *xmlCopyNode(const void *, const char *);
78 * Return the name of this node.
79 * The returned string has to be freed by the calling process
82 * @return a newly alocated string containing the node name
84 char *xmlGetNodeName(const void *);
87 * Copy the name of this node in a pre-allocated buffer
90 * @param buffer the buffer to copy the string to
91 * @param buflen length of the destination buffer
92 * @return the length of the node name
94 size_t xmlCopyNodeName(const void *, char *, size_t);
98 * Get the number of nodes with the same name from a specified xml path
101 * @param path path to the xml node
102 * @return the number count of the nodename
104 unsigned int xmlGetNumNodes(const void *, const char *);
107 * Get the nth occurrence of node in the parent node.
108 * The return value should neevr be altered or freed by the caller
110 * @param pid XML-id of the parent node of this node
112 * @param node name of the node to search for
113 * @param num specify which occurence to return
114 * @return XML-subsection-id for further processing or NULL if unsuccessful
116 void *xmlGetNodeNum(const void *, void *, const char *, int);
120 * Get a string of characters from the current node.
121 * The returned string has to be freed by the calling process
124 * @return a newly alocated string containing the contents of the node
126 char *xmlGetString(const void *);
129 * Get a string of characters from the current node.
130 * This function has the advantage of not allocating its own return buffer,
131 * keeping the memory management to an absolute minimum but the disadvantage
132 * is that it's unreliable in multithread environments
135 * @param buffer the buffer to copy the string to
136 * @param buflen length of the destination buffer
137 * @return the length of the string
139 size_t xmlCopyString(const void *, char *, size_t);
142 * Compare the value of this node to a reference string.
143 * Comparing is done in a case insensitive way
146 * @param str the string to compare to
147 * @return an integer less than, equal to, ro greater than zero if the value
148 * of the node is found, respectively, to be less than, to match, or be greater
151 int xmlCompareString(const void *, const char *);
154 * Get a string of characters from a specified xml path.
155 * The returned string has to be freed by the calling process
158 * @param path path to the xml node
159 * @return a newly alocated string containing the contents of the node
161 char *xmlGetNodeString(const void *, const char *);
164 * Get a string of characters from a specified xml path.
165 * This function has the advantage of not allocating its own return buffer,
166 * keeping the memory management to an absolute minimum but the disadvantage
167 * is that it's unreliable in multithread environments
170 * @param path path to the xml node
171 * @param buffer the buffer to copy the string to
172 * @param buflen length of the destination buffer
173 * @return the length of the string
175 size_t xmlCopyNodeString(const void *, const char *, char *, size_t);
178 * Compare the value of a node to a reference string.
179 * Comparing is done in a case insensitive way
182 * @param path path to the xml node to compare to
183 * @param str the string to compare to
184 * @return an integer less than, equal to, ro greater than zero if the value
185 * of the node is found, respectively, to be less than, to match, or be greater
188 int xmlCompareNodeString(const void *, const char *, const char *);
192 * Get the integer value from the current node
195 * @return the contents of the node converted to an integer value
197 long int xmlGetInt(const void *);
200 * Get an integer value from a specified xml path
203 * @param path path to the xml node
204 * @return the contents of the node converted to an integer value
206 long int xmlGetNodeInt(const void *, const char *);
210 * Get the double value from the curent node
213 * @return the contents of the node converted to a double value
215 double xmlGetDouble(const void *);
218 * Get a double value from a specified xml path
221 * @param path path to the xml node
222 * @return the contents of the node converted to a double value
224 double xmlGetNodeDouble(const void *, const char *);
228 * Create a marker XML-id that starts out with the same settings as the
230 * The returned XML-id has to be freed by the calling process
232 * @param xid reference XML-id
233 * @return a copy of the reference XML-id
235 void *xmlMarkId(const void *);
237 #endif /* __XML_CONFIG */