StartDocument() method: Usage

[Paawan]

Hi All,

I am not able to grasp what exactly does the startDocument() method does when parsing an XML document.

In my text book the following is given;

@
bool myHandler::startDocument(){

indent =" " // indent is a QString object

return true;

@

I cannot understand why this is required as there is no testing that is done.

Thanks

[Paawan]

Just to add to the above.

The methods that were used in the derived MyHandler class (derived/sub-classed from QXmlDefaultHandler class) are

bool startDocument()
bool startElement(....)
bool characters(....)
bool endElement(....)

I am assuming the return types are bool because if there is a problem with the XML document it will through an error and stops. Else it continues?

[SGaist]

Hi,

For more information, you can read the documentation of "QXmlContentHandler":http://qt-project.org/doc/qt-5/qxmlcontenthandler.html

Hope it helps