Rapidxml
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RapidXML is a very fast and small XML DOM parser written in C++. It is aimed primarily at embedded environments, computer games, or any other applications where available memory or CPU processing power comes at a premium. RapidXML is licensed under Boost Software License and its source code is freely available.
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[edit] Features
- Parsing speed (including DOM tree building) approaching speed of strlen function executed on the same data. On a modern CPU (as of 2008) the parser throughput is about 1 billion characters per second. See Performance section in the Online Manual.
- Small memory footprint of the code and created DOM trees.
- A headers-only implementation, simplifying the integration process.
- Simple license that allows use for almost any purpose, both commercial and non-commercial, without any obligations.
- Supports UTF-8 and partially UTF-16, UTF-32 encodings.
- Portable source code with no dependencies other than a very small subset of C++ Standard Library. This subset is so small that it can be easily emulated manually if use of standard library is undesired.
[edit] Limitations
- The parser ignores DOCTYPE declarations.
- There is no support for XML namespaces.
- The parser does not check for character validity.
- The interface of the parser does not conform to DOM specification.
- The parser does not check for attribute uniqueness.
[edit] Applications
RapidXML is a primary XML parser for Boost.PropertyTree library.
