XML::DOM::ValParser - an XML::DOM::Parser that validates at parse time
use XML::DOM::ValParser;
my %expat_options = (KeepCDATA => 1,
Handlers => [ Unparsed => \&my_Unparsed_handler ]);
my $parser = new XML::DOM::ValParser (%expat_options);
eval {
local $XML::Checker::FAIL = \&my_fail;
my $doc = $parser->parsefile ("fail.xml");
... XML::DOM::Document was created sucessfully ...
};
if ($@) {
# Either XML::Parser (expat) threw an exception or my_fail() died.
... your error handling code here ...
# Note that the XML::DOM::Document is automatically disposed off and
# will be garbage collected
}
# Throws an exception (with die) when an error is encountered, this
# will stop the parsing process.
# Don't die if a warning or info message is encountered, just print a message.
sub my_fail {
my $code = shift;
die XML::Checker::error_string ($code, @_) if $code < 200;
XML::Checker::print_error ($code, @_);
}
Use XML::DOM::ValParser wherever you would use the XML::DOM::Parser manpage and
your XML will be checked using the XML::Checker manpage at parse time.
See the XML::DOM manpage for details on XML::DOM::Parser options.
See the XML::Checker manpage for details on setting the fail handler (my_fail.)
The following handlers are currently supported, just like XML::DOM::Parser:
Init, Final, Char, Start, End, Default, Doctype, CdataStart, CdataEnd,
XMLDecl, Entity, Notation, Proc, Default, Comment, Attlist, Element, Unparsed.
XML::DOM::ValParser extends from the XML::Checker::Parser manpage. It creates an
the XML::Checker manpage object and routes all event handlers through the checker,
before processing the events to create the XML::DOM::Document.
Just like the XML::Checker::Parser manpage, the checker object can be retrieved with
the getChecker() method and can be reused later on (provided that the DOCTYPE
section of the XML::DOM::Document did not change in the mean time.)
You can control which errors are fatal (and therefore should stop creation
of the XML::DOM::Document) by filtering the appropriate error codes in
the global $XML::Checker::FAIL handler
(see ERROR_HANDLING in the XML::Checker manpage) and
calling die or croak appropriately.
Just like XML::Checker::Parser, XML::DOM::ValParser supports the
SkipExternalDTD and SkipInsignifWS options. See the XML::Checker::Parser manpage
for details.
Send bug reports, hints, tips, suggestions to Enno Derksen at
<enno@att.com>.
the XML::DOM manpage, the XML::Checker manpage (SEE_ALSO in the XML::Checker manpage)
