NAME

XML::SAX::ExpatXS - Perl SAX 2 XS extension to Expat parser

SYNOPSIS

 use XML::SAX::ExpatXS;

 $handler = MyHandler->new();
 $parser = XML::SAX::ExpatXS->new( Handler => $handler );
 $parser->parse($uri);
  #or
 $parser->parse_string($xml);

DESCRIPTION

XML::SAX::ExpatXS is a direct XS extension to Expat XML parser. It implements Perl SAX 2.1 interface. See http://perl-xml.sourceforge.net/perl-sax/ for Perl SAX description.

Features

The parser behavior can be changed by setting features.

 $parser->set_feature(FEATURE, VALUE);

XML::SAX::ExpatXS provide these features:

http://xmlns.perl.org/sax/join-character-data

Consequent character data are joined (1, default) or not (0).

http://xmlns.perl.org/sax/ns-attributes

Namespace attributes are reported as common attributes (1, default) or not (0).

http://xmlns.perl.org/sax/locator

Document locator is updated (1, default) for ContentHadler events or not (0).

AUTHORS

Matt Sergeant <matt AT sergeant DOT org> Petr Cimprich <petr AT gingerall DOT org> (maintainer)