libxml++ -- a C++ wrapper for the libxml2 XML parser library. (original) (raw)

Introduction

libxml++ is a C++ wrapper for the libxml2 XML parser library.

License

Libxml++ is released under the LGPL version 2 or above.

ABI Versions

There are several ABI (Application Binary Interface) versions of libxml++. They can be installed in parallel.

• libxml++-2.6: Old ABI, not recommended for new applications. Uses Glib::ustring from the glibmm-2.4 ABI.
• libxml++-3.0: Uses Glib::ustring from the glibmm-2.4 ABI, therefore has methods that handle UTF-8 characters rather than raw bytes.
• libxml++-4.0: Uses Glib::ustring from the newer glibmm-2.68 ABI, therefore has methods that handle UTF-8 characters rather than raw bytes.
• libxml++-5.0: Does not depend on glibmm, is not as good at handling UTF-8 strings, has fewer dependencies.

The APIs of libxml++-3.0, libxml++-4.0 and libxml++-5.0 are very similar. The only significant difference is that libxml++-5.0 uses xmlpp::ustring instead of Glib::ustring.

In a new application, choose between libxml++-4.0 with UTF-8 support and libxml++-5.0 with fewer dependencies. Choose libxml++-3.0 only if you want UTF-8 support but don’t have access to the newer glibmm-2.68 ABI (glibmm version 2.68.0 or higher).

Download

You can download libxml++ from GitHub releases(since 2.42.0, 3.2.0, 4.0.0 and 5.0.0) or the GNOME download site(until 2.42.3, 3.2.5, 4.2.0 and 5.4.0).

Required Libraries

• libxml2
• libxml++-2.6 and libxml++-3.0: glibmm-2.4
• libxml++-4.0: glibmm-2.68

Documentation

libxml++-5.0

The short manual gives an overview of the libxml++ API. You can also browse online the reference documentation.

Other ABI Versions

The documentation of libxml++-2.6, libxml++-3.0 and libxml++-4.0 is not available online. You can download a tarball fromGitHub releasesor the GNOME download site, extract it, and view the documentation at untracked/docs/.

Development

Libxml++ uses the GitHub git repository.

Bugs and patches are tracked in GitHub’s issue trackerand pull request tracker.

Discussion

You can discuss libxml++ questions on GNOME’s Discourseinstance, under the Platform/Language bindingscategory with a cplusplus tag.

There is an old mailing list, which is now closed for new posts. There is an archive of messages here. Please do not email the developers directly.