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/*! \mainpage XMLParser library
 * \section intro_sec Introduction
 *
 * This is a basic XML parser written in ANSI C++ for portability.
 * It works by using recursion and a node tree for breaking
 * down the elements of an XML document.
 *
 * @version     V2.43
 * @author      Frank Vanden Berghen
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2002, Business-Insight
 * <a href = "http://www.Business-Insight.com">Business-Insight</a>
 * All rights reserved.
 * See the file <a href = "../../AFPL-license.txt">AFPL-license.txt</a> about the licensing terms
 *
 * \section tutorial First Tutorial
 * You can follow a simple <a href = "../../xmlParser.html">Tutorial</a> to know the basics...
 *
 * \section usage General usage: How to include the XMLParser library inside your project.
 *
 * The library is composed of two files: <a href = "../../xmlParser.cpp">xmlParser.cpp</a> and
 * <a href = "../../xmlParser.h">xmlParser.h</a>. These are the ONLY 2 files that you need when
 * using the library inside your own projects.
 *
 * All the functions of the library are documented inside the comments of the file
 * <a href = "../../xmlParser.h">xmlParser.h</a>. These comments can be transformed in
 * full-fledged HTML documentation using the DOXYGEN software: simply type: "doxygen doxy.cfg"
 *
 * By default, the XMLParser library uses (char*) for string representation.To use the (wchar_t*)
 * version of the library, you need to define the "_UNICODE" preprocessor definition variable
 * (this is usually done inside your project definition file) (This is done automatically for you
 * when using Visual Studio).
 *
 * \section example Advanced Tutorial and Many Examples of usage.
 *
 * Some very small introductory examples are described inside the Tutorial file
 * <a href = "../../xmlParser.html">xmlParser.html</a>
 *
 * Some additional small examples are also inside the file <a href = "../../xmlTest.cpp">xmlTest.cpp</a>
 * (for the "char*" version of the library) and inside the file
 * <a href = "../../xmlTestUnicode.cpp">xmlTestUnicode.cpp</a> (for the "wchar_t*"
 * version of the library). If you have a question, please review these additionnal examples
 * before sending an e-mail to the author.
 *
 * To build the examples:
 * - linux/unix: type "make"
 * - solaris: type "make -f makefile.solaris"
 * - windows: Visual Studio: double-click on xmlParser.dsw
 *   (under Visual Studio .NET, the .dsp and .dsw files will be automatically converted to .vcproj and .sln files)
 *
 * In order to build the examples you need some additional files:
 * - linux/unix: makefile
 * - solaris: makefile.solaris
 * - windows: Visual Studio: *.dsp, xmlParser.dsw and also xmlParser.lib and xmlParser.dll
 *
 * \section debugging Debugging with the XMLParser library
 *
 * \subsection debugwin Debugging under WINDOWS
 *
 * 	Inside Visual C++, the "debug versions" of the memory allocation functions are
 * 	very slow: Do not forget to compile in "release mode" to get maximum speed.
 * 	When I had to debug a software that was using the XMLParser Library, it was usually
 * 	a nightmare because the library was sooOOOoooo slow in debug mode (because of the
 *  slow memory allocations in Debug mode). To solve this
 * 	problem, during all the debugging session, I am now using a very fast DLL version of the
 * 	XMLParser Library (the DLL is compiled in release mode). Using the DLL version of
 * 	the XMLParser Library allows me to have lightening XML parsing speed even in debug!
 * 	Other than that, the DLL version is useless: In the release version of my tool,
 * 	I always use the normal, ".cpp"-based, XMLParser Library (I simply include the
 * <a href = "../../xmlParser.cpp">xmlParser.cpp</a> and
 * <a href = "../../xmlParser.h">xmlParser.h</a> files into the project).
 *
 * 	The file <a href = "../../XMLNodeAutoexp.txt">XMLNodeAutoexp.txt</a> contains some
 * "tweaks" that improve substancially the display of the content of the XMLNode objects
 * inside the Visual Studio Debugger. Believe me, once you have seen inside the debugger
 * the "smooth" display of the XMLNode objects, you cannot live without it anymore!
 *
 * \subsection debuglinux Debugging under LINUX/UNIX
 *
 * 	The speed of the debug version of the XMLParser library is tolerable so no extra
 * work.has been done.
 *
 ****************************************************************************/

#ifndef __INCLUDE_XML_NODE__
#define __INCLUDE_XML_NODE__

#include <stdlib.h>

// If you comment the next "define" line then the library will never "switch to" _UNICODE (wchar_t*) mode (16/32 bits per characters).
// This is useful when you get error messages like:
//    'XMLNode::openFileHelper' : cannot convert parameter 2 from 'const char [5]' to 'const wchar_t *'
// The _XMLWIDECHAR preprocessor variable force the XMLParser library into either utf16/32-mode (the proprocessor variable
// must be defined) or utf8-mode(the pre-processor variable must be undefined).
#define _XMLWIDECHAR

#if defined(WIN32) || defined(UNDER_CE) || defined(_WIN32) || defined(_WIN64) || defined(__BORLANDC__)
// comment the next line if you are under windows and the compiler is not Microsoft Visual Studio (6.0 or .NET) or Borland
#define _XMLWINDOWS
#endif

#ifdef XMLDLLENTRY
#undef XMLDLLENTRY
#endif
#ifdef _USE_XMLPARSER_DLL
#ifdef _DLL_EXPORTS_
#define XMLDLLENTRY __declspec(dllexport)
#else
#define XMLDLLENTRY __declspec(dllimport)
#endif
#else
#define XMLDLLENTRY
#endif

// uncomment the next line if you want no support for wchar_t* (no need for the <wchar.h> or <tchar.h> libraries anymore to compile)
//#define XML_NO_WIDE_CHAR

#ifdef XML_NO_WIDE_CHAR
#undef _XMLWINDOWS
#undef _XMLWIDECHAR
#endif

#ifdef _XMLWINDOWS
#include <tchar.h>
#else
#define XMLDLLENTRY
#ifndef XML_NO_WIDE_CHAR
#include <wchar.h> // to have 'wcsrtombs' for ANSI version
                   // to have 'mbsrtowcs' for WIDECHAR version
#endif
#endif

// Some common types for char set portable code
#ifdef _XMLWIDECHAR
	#define _CXML(c) L ## c
	#define XMLCSTR const wchar_t *
	#define XMLSTR  wchar_t *
	#define XMLCHAR wchar_t
#else
	#define _CXML(c) c
	#define XMLCSTR const char *
	#define XMLSTR  char *
	#define XMLCHAR char
#endif
#ifndef FALSE
	#define FALSE 0
#endif /* FALSE */
#ifndef TRUE
	#define TRUE 1
#endif /* TRUE */

/// Enumeration used to manage type of data. Use in conjunction with structure XMLNodeContents
typedef enum XMLElementType
{
	eNodeChild = 0,
	eNodeAttribute = 1,
	eNodeText = 2,
	eNodeClear = 3,
	eNodeNULL = 4
} XMLElementType;

/// Structure used to obtain error details if the parse fails.
typedef struct XMLResults
{
	enum XMLError error;
	int  nLine, nColumn, nChars;
} XMLResults;

/// Structure for XML clear (unformatted) node (usually comments)
typedef struct XMLClear {
	XMLCSTR lpszValue; XMLCSTR lpszOpenTag; XMLCSTR lpszCloseTag;
} XMLClear;

/// Structure for XML attribute.
typedef struct XMLAttribute {
	XMLCSTR lpszName; XMLCSTR lpszValue;
} XMLAttribute;

/// XMLElementPosition are not interchangeable with simple indexes
typedef int XMLElementPosition;

struct XMLNodeContents;

/** @defgroup XMLParserGeneral The XML parser */

/// Main Class representing a XML node
/**
 * All operations are performed using this class.
 * \note The constructors of the XMLNode class are protected, so use instead one of these four methods to get your first instance of XMLNode:
 * <ul>
 *    <li> XMLNode::parseString </li>
 *    <li> XMLNode::parseFile </li>
 *    <li> XMLNode::openFileHelper </li>
 *    <li> XMLNode::createXMLTopNode (or XMLNode::createXMLTopNode_WOSD)</li>
 * </ul> */
typedef struct XMLDLLENTRY XMLNode
{
private:

	struct XMLNodeDataTag;

	/// Constructors are protected, so use instead one of: XMLNode::parseString, XMLNode::parseFile, XMLNode::openFileHelper, XMLNode::createXMLTopNode
	XMLNode(struct XMLNodeDataTag *pParent, XMLSTR lpszName, char isDeclaration);
	/// Constructors are protected, so use instead one of: XMLNode::parseString, XMLNode::parseFile, XMLNode::openFileHelper, XMLNode::createXMLTopNode
	XMLNode(struct XMLNodeDataTag *p);

public:
	static XMLCSTR getVersion();///< Return the XMLParser library version number

	/** @defgroup conversions Parsing XML files/strings to an XMLNode structure and Rendering XMLNode's to files/string.
	* @ingroup XMLParserGeneral
	* @{ */

	/// Parse an XML string and return the root of a XMLNode tree representing the string.
	static XMLNode parseString   (XMLCSTR  lpXMLString, XMLCSTR tag = NULL, XMLResults *pResults = NULL);
	/**< The "parseString" function parse an XML string and return the root of a XMLNode tree. The "opposite" of this function is
	* the function "createXMLString" that re-creates an XML string from an XMLNode tree. If the XML document is corrupted, the
	* "parseString" method will initialize the "pResults" variable with some information that can be used to trace the error.
	* If you still want to parse the file, you can use the APPROXIMATE_PARSING option as explained inside the note at the
	* beginning of the "xmlParser.cpp" file.
	*
	* @param lpXMLString the XML string to parse
	* @param tag  the name of the first tag inside the XML file. If the tag parameter is omitted, this function returns a node that represents the head of the xml document including the declaration term (<? ... ?>).
	* @param pResults a pointer to a XMLResults variable that will contain some information that can be used to trace the XML parsing error. You can have a user-friendly explanation of the parsing error with the "getError" function.
	*/

	/// Parse an XML file and return the root of a XMLNode tree representing the file.
	static XMLNode parseFile     (XMLCSTR     filename, XMLCSTR tag = NULL, XMLResults *pResults = NULL);
	/**< The "parseFile" function parse an XML file and return the root of a XMLNode tree. The "opposite" of this function is
	* the function "writeToFile" that re-creates an XML file from an XMLNode tree. If the XML document is corrupted, the
	* "parseFile" method will initialize the "pResults" variable with some information that can be used to trace the error.
	* If you still want to parse the file, you can use the APPROXIMATE_PARSING option as explained inside the note at the
	* beginning of the "xmlParser.cpp" file.
	*
	* @param filename the path to the XML file to parse
	* @param tag the name of the first tag inside the XML file. If the tag parameter is omitted, this function returns a node that represents the head of the xml document including the declaration term (<? ... ?>).
	* @param pResults a pointer to a XMLResults variable that will contain some information that can be used to trace the XML parsing error. You can have a user-friendly explanation of the parsing error with the "getError" function.
	*/

	/// Parse an XML file and return the root of a XMLNode tree representing the file. A very crude error checking is made. An attempt to guess the Char Encoding used in the file is made.
	static XMLNode openFileHelper(XMLCSTR     filename, XMLCSTR tag = NULL);
	/**< The "openFileHelper" function reports to the screen all the warnings and errors that occurred during parsing of the XML file.
	* This function also tries to guess char Encoding (UTF-8, ASCII or SHIT-JIS) based on the first 200 bytes of the file. Since each
	* application has its own way to report and deal with errors, you should rather use the "parseFile" function to parse XML files
	* and program yourself thereafter an "error reporting" tailored for your needs (instead of using the very crude "error reporting"
	* mechanism included inside the "openFileHelper" function).
	*
	* If the XML document is corrupted, the "openFileHelper" method will:
	*         - display an error message on the console (or inside a messageBox for windows).
	*         - stop execution (exit).
	*
	* I strongly suggest that you write your own "openFileHelper" method tailored to your needs. If you still want to parse
	* the file, you can use the APPROXIMATE_PARSING option as explained inside the note at the beginning of the "xmlParser.cpp" file.
	*
	* @param filename the path of the XML file to parse.
	* @param tag the name of the first tag inside the XML file. If the tag parameter is omitted, this function returns a node that represents the head of the xml document including the declaration term (<? ... ?>).
	*/

	static XMLCSTR getError(XMLError error); ///< this gives you a user-friendly explanation of the parsing error

	/// Create an XML string starting from the current XMLNode.
	XMLSTR createXMLString(int nFormat = 1, int *pnSize = NULL) const;
	/**< The returned string should be free'd using the "freeXMLString" function.
	*
	*   If nFormat == 0, no formatting is required otherwise this returns an user friendly XML string from a given element
	*   with appropriate white spaces and carriage returns. if pnSize is given it returns the size in character of the string. */

	/// Save the content of an xmlNode inside a file
	XMLError writeToFile(XMLCSTR filename,
		const char *encoding = NULL,
		char nFormat = 1) const;
	/**< If nFormat == 0, no formatting is required otherwise this returns an user friendly XML string from a given element with appropriate white spaces and carriage returns.
	* If the global parameter "characterEncoding == encoding_UTF8", then the "encoding" parameter is ignored and always set to "utf-8".
	* If the global parameter "characterEncoding == encoding_ShiftJIS", then the "encoding" parameter is ignored and always set to "SHIFT-JIS".
	* If "_XMLWIDECHAR = 1", then the "encoding" parameter is ignored and always set to "utf-16".
	* If no "encoding" parameter is given the "ISO-8859-1" encoding is used. */
	/** @} */

	/** @defgroup navigate Navigate the XMLNode structure
	* @ingroup XMLParserGeneral
	* @{ */
	XMLCSTR getName() const;                                       ///< name of the node
	XMLCSTR getText(int i=0) const;                                ///< return ith text field
	XMLCSTR getInnerText() const;
	int nText() const;                                             ///< nbr of text field
	XMLNode getParentNode() const;                                 ///< return the parent node
	XMLNode getChildNode(int i=0) const;                           ///< return ith child node
	XMLNode getChildNode(XMLCSTR name, int i)  const;              ///< return ith child node with specific name (return an empty node if failing). If i == -1, this returns the last XMLNode with the given name.
	XMLNode getChildNode(XMLCSTR name, int *i = NULL) const;         ///< return next child node with specific name (return an empty node if failing)
	XMLNode getChildNodeWithAttribute(XMLCSTR tagName,
		XMLCSTR attributeName,
		XMLCSTR attributeValue = NULL,
		int *i = NULL)  const;         ///< return child node with specific name/attribute (return an empty node if failing)
	XMLNode getChildNodeByPath(XMLSTR  path, char createNodeIfMissing = 0, XMLCHAR sep = '/');
	///< return the first child node with specific path. WARNING: the value of the parameter "path" is destroyed!
	XMLNode getChildNodeByPath(XMLCSTR path, char createNodeIfMissing = 0, XMLCHAR sep = '/');
	///< return the first child node with specific path
	XMLNode getChildNodeByPathNonConst(XMLSTR  path, char createNodeIfMissing = 0, XMLCHAR sep = '/');
	///< return the first child node with specific path.
	XMLNode getNextNode() const;

	int nChildNode(XMLCSTR name) const;                            ///< return the number of child node with specific name
	int nChildNode() const;                                        ///< nbr of child node
	XMLAttribute getAttribute(int i=0) const;                      ///< return ith attribute
	XMLCSTR      getAttributeName(int i=0) const;                  ///< return ith attribute name
	XMLCSTR      getAttributeValue(int i=0) const;                 ///< return ith attribute value
	char  isAttributeSet(XMLCSTR name) const;                      ///< test if an attribute with a specific name is given
	XMLCSTR getAttribute(XMLCSTR name, int i) const;               ///< return ith attribute content with specific name (return a NULL if failing)
	XMLCSTR getAttribute(XMLCSTR name, int *i = NULL) const;         ///< return next attribute content with specific name (return a NULL if failing)
	int nAttribute() const;                                        ///< nbr of attribute
	XMLClear getClear(int i=0) const;                              ///< return ith clear field (comments)
	int nClear() const;                                            ///< nbr of clear field
	XMLNodeContents enumContents(XMLElementPosition i) const;      ///< enumerate all the different contents (attribute, child, text, clear) of the current XMLNode. The order is reflecting the order of the original file/string. NOTE: 0 <= i < nElement();
	int nElement() const;                                          ///< nbr of different contents for current node
	char isEmpty() const;                                          ///< is this node Empty?
	char isDeclaration() const;                                    ///< is this node a declaration <? .... ?>
	XMLNode deepCopy() const;                                      ///< deep copy (duplicate/clone) a XMLNode
	static XMLNode emptyNode();                                    ///< return XMLNode::emptyXMLNode;
	/** @} */

	~XMLNode();
	XMLNode(const XMLNode &A);                                     ///< to allow shallow/fast copy:
	XMLNode& operator = (const XMLNode& A);                        ///< to allow shallow/fast copy:

	XMLNode(): d(NULL) {};
	static XMLNode emptyXMLNode;
	static XMLClear emptyXMLClear;
	static XMLAttribute emptyXMLAttribute;

	/** helpers for external C applications **/
	XMLNode(HXML h);
	void   attach(HXML h);
	HXML   detach();
	operator HXML() const { return (HXML)d; }

	/** @defgroup xmlModify Create or Update the XMLNode structure
	* @ingroup XMLParserGeneral
	*  The functions in this group allows you to create from scratch (or update) a XMLNode structure. Start by creating your top
	*  node with the "createXMLTopNode" function and then add new nodes with the "addChild" function. The parameter 'pos' gives
	*  the position where the childNode, the text or the XMLClearTag will be inserted. The default value (pos = -1) inserts at the
	*  end. The value (pos = 0) insert at the beginning (Insertion at the beginning is slower than at the end). <br>
	*
	*  REMARK: 0 <= pos < nChild()+nText()+nClear() <br>
	*/

	/** @defgroup creation Creating from scratch a XMLNode structure
	* @ingroup xmlModify
	* @{ */
	static XMLNode createXMLTopNode(XMLCSTR lpszName, char isDeclaration = FALSE);                    ///< Create the top node of an XMLNode structure
	XMLNode        addChild(XMLCSTR lpszName, char isDeclaration = FALSE, XMLElementPosition pos = -1); ///< Add a new child node
	XMLNode        addChild(XMLNode nodeToAdd, XMLElementPosition pos = -1);                          ///< If the "nodeToAdd" has some parents, it will be detached from it's parents before being attached to the current XMLNode
	XMLAttribute  *addAttribute(XMLCSTR lpszName, XMLCSTR lpszValuev);                              ///< Add a new attribute
	XMLCSTR        addText(XMLCSTR lpszValue, XMLElementPosition pos = -1);                           ///< Add a new text content
	XMLClear      *addClear(XMLCSTR lpszValue, XMLCSTR lpszOpen = NULL, XMLCSTR lpszClose = NULL, XMLElementPosition pos = -1);
	/**< Add a new clear tag
	* @param lpszOpen default value "<![CDATA["
	* @param lpszClose default value "]]>"
	*/
	/** @} */

	/** @defgroup xmlUpdate Updating Nodes
	* @ingroup xmlModify
	* Some update functions:
	* @{
	*/
	XMLCSTR       updateName(XMLCSTR lpszName);                                                  ///< change node's name
	XMLAttribute *updateAttribute(XMLAttribute *newAttribute, XMLAttribute *oldAttribute);       ///< if the attribute to update is missing, a new one will be added
	XMLAttribute *updateAttribute(XMLCSTR lpszNewValue, XMLCSTR lpszNewName = NULL, int i=0);       ///< if the attribute to update is missing, a new one will be added
	XMLAttribute *updateAttribute(XMLCSTR lpszNewValue, XMLCSTR lpszNewName, XMLCSTR lpszOldName);///< set lpszNewName = NULL if you don't want to change the name of the attribute if the attribute to update is missing, a new one will be added
	XMLCSTR       updateText(XMLCSTR lpszNewValue, int i=0);                                     ///< if the text to update is missing, a new one will be added
	XMLCSTR       updateText(XMLCSTR lpszNewValue, XMLCSTR lpszOldValue);                        ///< if the text to update is missing, a new one will be added
	XMLClear     *updateClear(XMLCSTR lpszNewContent, int i=0);                                  ///< if the clearTag to update is missing, a new one will be added
	XMLClear     *updateClear(XMLClear *newP, XMLClear *oldP);                                    ///< if the clearTag to update is missing, a new one will be added
	XMLClear     *updateClear(XMLCSTR lpszNewValue, XMLCSTR lpszOldValue);                       ///< if the clearTag to update is missing, a new one will be added
	/** @} */

	/** @defgroup xmlDelete Deleting Nodes or Attributes
	* @ingroup xmlModify
	* Some deletion functions:
	* @{
	*/
	/// The "deleteNodeContent" function forces the deletion of the content of this XMLNode and the subtree.
	void deleteNodeContent();
	/**< \note The XMLNode instances that are referring to the part of the subtree that has been deleted CANNOT be used anymore!!. Unexpected results will occur if you continue using them. */
	void deleteAttribute(int i=0);                   ///< Delete the ith attribute of the current XMLNode
	void deleteAttribute(XMLCSTR lpszName);          ///< Delete the attribute with the given name (the "mir_strcmp" function is used to find the right attribute)
	void deleteAttribute(XMLAttribute *anAttribute); ///< Delete the attribute with the name "anAttribute->lpszName" (the "mir_strcmp" function is used to find the right attribute)
	void deleteText(int i=0);                        ///< Delete the Ith text content of the current XMLNode
	void deleteText(XMLCSTR lpszValue);              ///< Delete the text content "lpszValue" inside the current XMLNode (direct "pointer-to-pointer" comparison is used to find the right text)
	void deleteClear(int i=0);                       ///< Delete the Ith clear tag inside the current XMLNode
	void deleteClear(XMLCSTR lpszValue);             ///< Delete the clear tag "lpszValue" inside the current XMLNode (direct "pointer-to-pointer" comparison is used to find the clear tag)
	void deleteClear(XMLClear *p);                   ///< Delete the clear tag "p" inside the current XMLNode (direct "pointer-to-pointer" comparison on the lpszName of the clear tag is used to find the clear tag)
	/** @} */

	/** @defgroup xmlWOSD ???_WOSD functions.
	* @ingroup xmlModify
	*  The strings given as parameters for the "add" and "update" methods that have a name with
	*  the postfix "_WOSD" (that means "WithOut String Duplication")(for example "addText_WOSD")
	*  will be free'd by the XMLNode class. For example, it means that this is incorrect:
	*  \code
	*     xNode.addText_WOSD("foo");
	*     xNode.updateAttribute_WOSD("#newcolor" , NULL, "color");
	*  \endcode
	*  In opposition, this is correct:
	*  \code
	*     xNode.addText("foo");
	*     xNode.addText_WOSD(stringDup("foo"));
	*     xNode.updateAttribute("#newcolor" , NULL, "color");
	*     xNode.updateAttribute_WOSD(stringDup("#newcolor"), NULL, "color");
	*  \endcode
	*  Typically, you will never do:
	*  \code
	*     char *b = (char*)malloc(...);
	*     xNode.addText(b);
	*     free(b);
	*  \endcode
	*  ... but rather:
	*  \code
	*     char *b = (char*)malloc(...);
	*     xNode.addText_WOSD(b);
	*  \endcode
	*  ('free(b)' is performed by the XMLNode class)
	* @{ */
	static XMLNode createXMLTopNode_WOSD(XMLSTR lpszName, char isDeclaration = FALSE);                     ///< Create the top node of an XMLNode structure
	XMLNode        addChild_WOSD(XMLSTR lpszName, char isDeclaration = FALSE, XMLElementPosition pos = -1);  ///< Add a new child node
	XMLAttribute  *addAttribute_WOSD(XMLSTR lpszName, XMLSTR lpszValue);                                 ///< Add a new attribute
	XMLCSTR        addText_WOSD(XMLSTR lpszValue, XMLElementPosition pos = -1);                            ///< Add a new text content
	XMLClear      *addClear_WOSD(XMLSTR lpszValue, XMLCSTR lpszOpen = NULL, XMLCSTR lpszClose = NULL, XMLElementPosition pos = -1); ///< Add a new clear Tag

	XMLCSTR        updateName_WOSD(XMLSTR lpszName);                                                  ///< change node's name
	XMLAttribute  *updateAttribute_WOSD(XMLAttribute *newAttribute, XMLAttribute *oldAttribute);      ///< if the attribute to update is missing, a new one will be added
	XMLAttribute  *updateAttribute_WOSD(XMLSTR lpszNewValue, XMLSTR lpszNewName = NULL, int i=0);        ///< if the attribute to update is missing, a new one will be added
	XMLAttribute  *updateAttribute_WOSD(XMLSTR lpszNewValue, XMLSTR lpszNewName, XMLCSTR lpszOldName); ///< set lpszNewName = NULL if you don't want to change the name of the attribute if the attribute to update is missing, a new one will be added
	XMLCSTR        updateText_WOSD(XMLSTR lpszNewValue, int i=0);                                     ///< if the text to update is missing, a new one will be added
	XMLCSTR        updateText_WOSD(XMLSTR lpszNewValue, XMLCSTR lpszOldValue);                        ///< if the text to update is missing, a new one will be added
	XMLClear      *updateClear_WOSD(XMLSTR lpszNewContent, int i=0);                                  ///< if the clearTag to update is missing, a new one will be added
	XMLClear      *updateClear_WOSD(XMLClear *newP, XMLClear *oldP);                                   ///< if the clearTag to update is missing, a new one will be added
	XMLClear      *updateClear_WOSD(XMLSTR lpszNewValue, XMLCSTR lpszOldValue);                       ///< if the clearTag to update is missing, a new one will be added
	/** @} */

	/** @defgroup xmlPosition Position helper functions (use in conjunction with the update&add functions
	* @ingroup xmlModify
	* These are some useful functions when you want to insert a childNode, a text or a XMLClearTag in the
	* middle (at a specified position) of a XMLNode tree already constructed. The value returned by these
	* methods is to be used as last parameter (parameter 'pos') of addChild, addText or addClear.
	* @{ */
	XMLElementPosition positionOfText(int i=0) const;
	XMLElementPosition positionOfText(XMLCSTR lpszValue) const;
	XMLElementPosition positionOfClear(int i=0) const;
	XMLElementPosition positionOfClear(XMLCSTR lpszValue) const;
	XMLElementPosition positionOfClear(XMLClear *a) const;
	XMLElementPosition positionOfChildNode(int i=0) const;
	XMLElementPosition positionOfChildNode(XMLNode x) const;
	XMLElementPosition positionOfChildNode(XMLCSTR name, int i=0) const; ///< return the position of the ith childNode with the specified name if (name == NULL) return the position of the ith childNode
	/** @} */

	/// Enumeration for XML character encoding.
	typedef enum XMLCharEncoding
	{
		char_encoding_error = 0,
		char_encoding_UTF8 = 1,
		char_encoding_legacy = 2,
		char_encoding_ShiftJIS = 3,
		char_encoding_GB2312 = 4,
		char_encoding_Big5 = 5,
		char_encoding_GBK = 6     // this is actually the same as Big5
	} XMLCharEncoding;

	/** \addtogroup conversions
	* @{ */

	/// Sets the global options for the conversions
	static char setGlobalOptions(XMLCharEncoding characterEncoding = XMLNode::char_encoding_UTF8, char guessWideCharChars = 1,
		char dropWhiteSpace = 1, char removeCommentsInMiddleOfText = 1);
	/**< The "setGlobalOptions" function allows you to change four global parameters that affect string & file
	* parsing. First of all, you most-probably will never have to change these 3 global parameters.
	*
	* @param guessWideCharChars If "guessWideCharChars" = 1 and if this library is compiled in WideChar mode, then the
	*     XMLNode::parseFile and XMLNode::openFileHelper functions will test if the file contains ASCII
	*     characters. If this is the case, then the file will be loaded and converted in memory to
	*     WideChar before being parsed. If 0, no conversion will be performed.
	*
	* @param guessWideCharChars If "guessWideCharChars" = 1 and if this library is compiled in ASCII/UTF8/char* mode, then the
	*     XMLNode::parseFile and XMLNode::openFileHelper functions will test if the file contains WideChar
	*     characters. If this is the case, then the file will be loaded and converted in memory to
	*     ASCII/UTF8/char* before being parsed. If 0, no conversion will be performed.
	*
	* @param characterEncoding This parameter is only meaningful when compiling in char* mode (multibyte character mode).
	*     In wchar_t* (wide char mode), this parameter is ignored. This parameter should be one of the
	*     three currently recognized encodings: XMLNode::encoding_UTF8, XMLNode::encoding_ascii,
	*     XMLNode::encoding_ShiftJIS.
	*
	* @param dropWhiteSpace In most situations, text fields containing only white spaces (and carriage returns)
	*     are useless. Even more, these "empty" text fields are annoying because they increase the
	*     complexity of the user's code for parsing. So, 99% of the time, it's better to drop
	*     the "empty" text fields. However The XML specification indicates that no white spaces
	*     should be lost when parsing the file. So to be perfectly XML-compliant, you should set
	*     dropWhiteSpace = 0. A note of caution: if you set "dropWhiteSpace = 0", the parser will be
	*     slower and your code will be more complex.
	*
	* @param removeCommentsInMiddleOfText To explain this parameter, let's consider this code:
	* \code
	*        XMLNode x = XMLNode::parseString("<a>foo<!-- hello -->bar<!DOCTYPE world >chu</a>", "a");
	* \endcode
	*     If removeCommentsInMiddleOfText = 0, then we will have:
	* \code
	*        x.getText(0) -> "foo"
	*        x.getText(1) -> "bar"
	*        x.getText(2) -> "chu"
	*        x.getClear(0) --> "<!-- hello -->"
	*        x.getClear(1) --> "<!DOCTYPE world >"
	* \endcode
	*     If removeCommentsInMiddleOfText = 1, then we will have:
	* \code
	*        x.getText(0) -> "foobar"
	*        x.getText(1) -> "chu"
	*        x.getClear(0) --> "<!DOCTYPE world >"
	* \endcode
	*
	* \return "0" when there are no errors. If you try to set an unrecognized encoding then the return value will be "1" to signal an error.
	*
	* \note Sometime, it's useful to set "guessWideCharChars = 0" to disable any conversion
	* because the test to detect the file-type (ASCII/UTF8/char* or WideChar) may fail (rarely). */

	/// Guess the character encoding of the string (ascii, utf8 or shift-JIS)
	static XMLCharEncoding guessCharEncoding(void *buffer, int bufLen, char useXMLEncodingAttribute = 1);
	/**< The "guessCharEncoding" function try to guess the character encoding. You most-probably will never
	* have to use this function. It then returns the appropriate value of the global parameter
	* "characterEncoding" described in the XMLNode::setGlobalOptions. The guess is based on the content of a buffer of length
	* "bufLen" bytes that contains the first bytes (minimum 25 bytes; 200 bytes is a good value) of the
	* file to be parsed. The XMLNode::openFileHelper function is using this function to automatically compute
	* the value of the "characterEncoding" global parameter. There are several heuristics used to do the
	* guess. One of the heuristic is based on the "encoding" attribute. The original XML specifications
	* forbids to use this attribute to do the guess but you can still use it if you set
	* "useXMLEncodingAttribute" to 1 (this is the default behavior and the behavior of most parsers).
	* If an inconsistency in the encoding is detected, then the return value is "0". */
	/** @} */

private:
	// these are functions and structures used internally by the XMLNode class (don't bother about them):

	typedef struct XMLNodeDataTag // to allow shallow copy and "intelligent/smart" pointers (automatic delete):
	{
		XMLCSTR                lpszName;        // Element name ( = NULL if root)
		XMLCSTR                lpszNS;          // Namespace
		int                    nChild,          // Number of child nodes
			nText,           // Number of text fields
			nClear,          // Number of Clear fields (comments)
			nAttribute;      // Number of attributes
		char                   isDeclaration;   // Whether node is an XML declaration - '<?xml ?>'
		struct XMLNodeDataTag  *pParent;        // Pointer to parent element ( = NULL if root)
		XMLNode                *pChild;         // Array of child nodes
		XMLCSTR                *pText;          // Array of text fields
		XMLClear               *pClear;         // Array of clear fields
		XMLAttribute           *pAttribute;     // Array of attributes
		int                    *pOrder;         // order of the child_nodes, text_fields, clear_fields
		int                    ref_count;       // for garbage collection (smart pointers)
		XMLSTR                 pInnerText;      // cached value of inner text, for memory manadgement purposes
	} XMLNodeData;
	XMLNodeData *d;

	char parseClearTag(void *px, void *pa);
	char maybeAddTxT(void *pa, XMLCSTR tokenPStr);
	int ParseXMLElement(void *pXML);
	void *addToOrder(int memInc, int *_pos, int nc, void *p, int size, XMLElementType xtype);
	int indexText(XMLCSTR lpszValue) const;
	int indexClear(XMLCSTR lpszValue) const;
	XMLNode addChild_priv(int, XMLSTR, char, int);
	XMLAttribute *addAttribute_priv(int, XMLSTR, XMLSTR);
	XMLCSTR addText_priv(int, XMLSTR, int);
	XMLClear *addClear_priv(int, XMLSTR, XMLCSTR, XMLCSTR, int);
	void emptyTheNode(char force);
	void invalidateInnerText();
	static inline XMLElementPosition findPosition(XMLNodeData *d, int index, XMLElementType xtype);
	static int CreateXMLStringR(XMLNodeData *pEntry, XMLSTR lpszMarker, int nFormat);
	static int removeOrderElement(XMLNodeData *d, XMLElementType t, int index);
	static void exactMemory(XMLNodeData *d);
	static int detachFromParent(XMLNodeData *d);
} XMLNode;

/// This structure is given by the function XMLNode::enumContents.
typedef struct XMLNodeContents
{
	/// This dictates what's the content of the XMLNodeContent
	enum XMLElementType etype;
	/**< should be an union to access the appropriate data. Compiler does not allow union of object with constructor... too bad. */
	XMLNode child;
	XMLAttribute attrib;
	XMLCSTR text;
	XMLClear clear;

} XMLNodeContents;

/** @defgroup StringAlloc String Allocation/Free functions
* @ingroup xmlModify
* @{ */
/// Duplicate (copy in a new allocated buffer) the source string.
XMLDLLENTRY XMLSTR stringDup(XMLCSTR source, int cbData = -1);
/**< This is
* a very handy function when used with all the "XMLNode::*_WOSD" functions (\link xmlWOSD \endlink).
* @param cbData If  != 0 then cbData is the number of chars to duplicate. New strings allocated with
* this function should be free'd using the "freeXMLString" function. */

/// to free the string allocated inside the "stringDup" function or the "createXMLString" function.
XMLDLLENTRY void freeXMLString(XMLSTR t); // {free(t);}
/** @} */

/** @defgroup atoX ato? like functions
* @ingroup XMLParserGeneral
* The "xmlto?" functions are equivalents to the atoi, atol, atof functions.
* The only difference is: If the variable "xmlString" is NULL, than the return value
* is "defautValue". These 6 functions are only here as "convenience" functions for the
* user (they are not used inside the XMLparser). If you don't need them, you can
* delete them without any trouble.
*
* @{ */
XMLDLLENTRY char    xmltob(XMLCSTR xmlString, char   defautValue = 0);
XMLDLLENTRY int     xmltoi(XMLCSTR xmlString, int    defautValue = 0);
XMLDLLENTRY long    xmltol(XMLCSTR xmlString, long   defautValue = 0);
XMLDLLENTRY double  xmltof(XMLCSTR xmlString, double defautValue = .0);
XMLDLLENTRY XMLCSTR xmltoa(XMLCSTR xmlString, XMLCSTR defautValue = _CXML(""));
XMLDLLENTRY XMLCHAR xmltoc(XMLCSTR xmlString, const XMLCHAR defautValue = _CXML('\0'));
/** @} */

/** @defgroup ToXMLStringTool Helper class to create XML files using "printf", "fprintf", "cout", ... functions.
* @ingroup XMLParserGeneral
* @{ */
/// Helper class to create XML files using "printf", "fprintf", "cout", ... functions.
/** The ToXMLStringTool class helps you creating XML files using "printf", "fprintf", "cout", ... functions.
* The "ToXMLStringTool" class is processing strings so that all the characters
* &, ", ', <, > are replaced by their XML equivalent:
* \verbatim &amp;, &quot;, &apos;, &lt;, &gt; \endverbatim
* Using the "ToXMLStringTool class" and the "fprintf function" is THE most efficient
* way to produce VERY large XML documents VERY fast.
* \note If you are creating from scratch an XML file using the provided XMLNode class
* you must not use the "ToXMLStringTool" class (because the "XMLNode" class does the
* processing job for you during rendering).*/
typedef struct XMLDLLENTRY ToXMLStringTool
{
public:
	ToXMLStringTool(): buf(NULL), buflen(0) {}
	~ToXMLStringTool();
	void freeBuffer();///<call this function when you have finished using this object to release memory used by the internal buffer.

	XMLSTR toXML(XMLCSTR source);///< returns a pointer to an internal buffer that contains a XML-encoded string based on the "source" parameter.

	/** The "toXMLUnSafe" function is deprecated because there is a possibility of
	* "destination-buffer-overflow". It converts the string
	* "source" to the string "dest". */
	static XMLSTR toXMLUnSafe(XMLSTR dest, XMLCSTR source); ///< deprecated: use "toXML" instead
	static int lengthXMLString(XMLCSTR source);            ///< deprecated: use "toXML" instead

private:
	XMLSTR buf;
	int buflen;
} ToXMLStringTool;
/** @} */

/** @defgroup XMLParserBase64Tool Helper class to include binary data inside XML strings using "Base64 encoding".
* @ingroup XMLParserGeneral
* @{ */
/// Helper class to include binary data inside XML strings using "Base64 encoding".
/** The "XMLParserBase64Tool" class allows you to include any binary data (images, sounds, ...)
* into an XML document using "Base64 encoding". This class is completely
* separated from the rest of the xmlParser library and can be removed without any problem.
* To include some binary data into an XML file, you must convert the binary data into
* standard text (using "encode"). To retrieve the original binary data from the
* b64-encoded text included inside the XML file, use "decode". Alternatively, these
* functions can also be used to "encrypt/decrypt" some critical data contained inside
* the XML (it's not a strong encryption at all, but sometimes it can be useful). */
typedef struct XMLDLLENTRY XMLParserBase64Tool
{
public:
	XMLParserBase64Tool(): buf(NULL), buflen(0) {}
	~XMLParserBase64Tool();
	void freeBuffer();///< Call this function when you have finished using this object to release memory used by the internal buffer.

	/**
	* @param formatted If "formatted" = true, some space will be reserved for a carriage-return every 72 chars. */
	static int encodeLength(int inBufLen, char formatted = 0); ///< return the length of the base64 string that encodes a data buffer of size inBufLen bytes.

	/**
	* The "base64Encode" function returns a string containing the base64 encoding of "inByteLen" bytes
	* from "inByteBuf". If "formatted" parameter is true, then there will be a carriage-return every 72 chars.
	* The string will be free'd when the XMLParserBase64Tool object is deleted.
	* All returned strings are sharing the same memory space. */
	XMLSTR encode(unsigned char *inByteBuf, unsigned int inByteLen, char formatted = 0); ///< returns a pointer to an internal buffer containing the base64 string containing the binary data encoded from "inByteBuf"

	/// returns the number of bytes which will be decoded from "inString".
	static unsigned int decodeSize(XMLCSTR inString, XMLError *xe = NULL);

	/**
	* The "decode" function returns a pointer to a buffer containing the binary data decoded from "inString"
	* The output buffer will be free'd when the XMLParserBase64Tool object is deleted.
	* All output buffer are sharing the same memory space.
	* @param inString If "instring" is malformed, NULL will be returned */
	unsigned char* decode(XMLCSTR inString, int *outByteLen = NULL, XMLError *xe = NULL); ///< returns a pointer to an internal buffer containing the binary data decoded from "inString"

	/**
	* decodes data from "inString" to "outByteBuf". You need to provide the size (in byte) of "outByteBuf"
	* in "inMaxByteOutBuflen". If "outByteBuf" is not large enough or if data is malformed, then "FALSE"
	* will be returned; otherwise "TRUE". */
	static unsigned char decode(XMLCSTR inString, unsigned char *outByteBuf, int inMaxByteOutBuflen, XMLError *xe = NULL); ///< deprecated.

private:
	void *buf;
	int buflen;
	void alloc(int newsize);
}XMLParserBase64Tool;
/** @} */

#undef XMLDLLENTRY

#endif