C based XML parser

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What are the recommended XML parsers for parsing a TMX file(XML based tilemap) in C?

What are the pros and cons of each, as I would like to have an efficient one because it will be running on an embedded system.

What type of embedded system, a msp430@8MHz with 64kB flash or a ARM11 imx31@500MHz with Linux and 1GB flash? — jeb, Mar 28 '11 at 14:33

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 25 '11 at 16:11

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We used libxml on an embedded product a while back. It may be right for you.

answered Mar 25 '11 at 16:11

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I've used libxml2 for embedded systems before as well. Works great! – Steve Lazaridis Mar 25 '11 at 16:43

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:01

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On a high-level I think you should be looking at an event based parser rather than a DOM based one. DOM based parsers will take up a lot of memory building the XML tree.

Here's a from a similiar question. The top suggestion from that case looks to be one of the earliest xml parsers: Expat.

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answered Mar 25 '11 at 16:18

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score 0 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:16

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I have written sxmlc as a lightweight, potentially embeddable XML parser in C. See my answer on a related question (also linked by @PPC-Coder).

You can use it as DOM or SAX (to save memory), to parse either files or memory buffers.

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answered Jul 10 '14 at 15:53

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A word of caution, repeatedly promoting your own project may get you flagged for excessive self-promotion - especially since these "recommend a library" questions are explicitly off-topic. – nobody Jul 10 '14 at 16:06

C based XML parser

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