[Expat-discuss] How to stop parsing after reaching a certain element

[Fred L. Drake, Jr.]

Karam Chand writes:
 > I have a big XML file to parse. I want to stop parsing
 > after I have reached a certain element. How can I do
 > it?
 > 
 > I am using C++. startElementHandler nor
 > endElementHandler has any return values that can tell
 > the parser to stop parsing element?

Expat 3.0 will require that callbacks return an XML_Status value to
inform the parser how to proceed.

With the current Expat and C++, you can raise a C++ exception to exit
parsing.


  -Fred

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