C++ Parser Code Problem

**pipercubusa** · 03-15-2005

Can anyone assist with this Xerces/C++ parser? I keep getting an access violation and a bad pointer error after debugging. Not sure what I am doing wrong. I’m trying to create an XML C++ parser. With this code snippet, there are no build or compile errors, however on the commandline, after entering the filename, I get the access violation error. I would appreciate any insight to this problem.

Code:

	SAX2XMLReader* parser1 = XMLReaderFactory::createXMLReader();
	DefaultHandler* dHandler = new DefaultHandler();
	parser1->setContentHandler(dHandler);
	parser1->setErrorHandler(dHandler);
   
	try
	{
		const Attributes* myAtts = new VecAttributesImpl();
		const Attributes & atts = (Attributes&) myAtts;
				
		const unsigned int attsIdx=0;
		//Bad pointer Error here at qname1
		const XMLCh *const qname1 = atts.getQName(attsIdx);//constant pointer
		const XMLCh *const lname = atts.getLocalName(attsIdx);//constant pointer
		const XMLCh *const uri = atts.getURI(attsIdx);

		parser1->parse(xmlFile);//class pointer to a virtual method
		dHandler->startDocument();
		dHandler->startElement(uri,lname,qname1,atts);		
	for(int i =0;i<atts.getLength(); i++)
      {
		XERCES_STD_QUALIFIER cout << xmlFile << ": " <<  " Ready "
		<< "\n" << "Q Name : " << atts.getQName(i) << "\n"
		<< "\n" << "L Name : " << lname << "\n"
<< "Attributes Retrieved" <<"\n"<<"\n"<<"\n"<<"\n" << XERCES_STD_QUALIFIER endl;
				return 1;
	}//end for
	
	}//end try
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**IfYouSaySo** · 03-15-2005

My suggestion is to let us know what IDE you are using, and then someone can give you suggestions on how to use the debugger, so that you can step through the code line by line. Things should then become obvious.

That said, this looks kind of weird to me:

Code:

    const Attributes* myAtts = new VecAttributesImpl();
    const Attributes & atts = (Attributes&) myAtts;

I could be wrong, but I don't think you can just cast a pointer to be a reference and then go about your merry way.

**pipercubusa** · 03-15-2005

I am using Microsoft Visual C++ 7.1. IDE

The Attributes class is an abstract class, whereas VecAttributesImpl() is the implementation class for the Attributes class. I used the -- new VecAtributesImpl() in order to create the Attributes class....had I not, I would receive an error stating an abstract class can not be instantiated. If you have another idea on how to instantiate an abstract class, I am open for suggestions.

**IfYouSaySo** · 03-15-2005

That wasn't really the point. What I meant was, that after you have instantiated the class, you are casting a pointer to a reference, and then using the reference to access the class. I don't think you can do this (a reference isn't the same thing as a pointer, although they do similar things). I think you have two choices:

Code:

 const Attributes* myAtts = new VecAttributesImpl();

 // dereference the pointer if you want to use a reference
 const Attributes & atts = *myAtts;

 // or don't use the reference: just use the pointer to access 
 // myAtts, for instance myAtts->getQName(attsIdx);

**pipercubusa** · 03-15-2005

Thanks.....that was a big help.

I used:

Code:

const Attributes* myAtts = new VecAttributesImpl();
const Attributes & atts = *myAtts;

I no longer received the "Access Violation" error.
However I am having problems with the For loop printing the data from the XML file.
Here is the For loop I am using.

Code:

for(unsigned int i =0;  i<4; i++)
     {
       XERCES_STD_QUALIFIER cout << xmlFile << ": " <<  " Ready "
       << "\n" << "Q Name : " << myAtts->getQName(i) << "\n"
       << "Attributes Retrieved" <<"\n"<<"\n"<<"\n"<<"\n" << XERCES_STD_QUALIFIER endl;
       return 1;
      }//end for

What do you recommend?

**IfYouSaySo** · 03-15-2005

I'm not certain. What is the data type of xmlFile? What does XERCES_STD_QUALIFIER do? What is the return type of getQName()? What type of output do you expect to see? What output are you actually seeing? Also, does this library have a help page? Usually, there are code examples there that show how to do the basics, i.e. print out the values.

**pipercubusa** · 03-17-2005

There is no simple solution to this problem as I thought it would be. Can anyone help please?
I am trying to print out the names of the elements and the attributes. Here are the files and code I have. The IDE is MSVC++ 7.1

Sax2count.cpp main file:

Code:

const Attributes* myAtts = new VecAttributesImpl();
const Attributes & atts = *myAtts;

const XMLCh *const eleName = new XMLCh;//not sure what to do with the XMLCh

handler.startDocument();
handler.startElement(eleName,attributes);

//this prints element names to console(xerces unique print method:same as cout)
XERCES_STD_QUALIFIER cout << xmlFile << ": " <<" START" << " ms ("
<< handler.getElementName()<< " Element Name, "<< XERCES_STD_QUALIFIER endl;

Handler files:
Sax2countHandlers.cpp file:

Code:

//fElementName defined in const base class
SAX2CountHandlers::SAX2CountHandlers() :
    fElementCount(0)
	, fAttrCount(0)
	, fElementName(0)//here
		.
                                .
                                .
--------------------------------------------
void SAX2CountHandlers::startElement(const XMLCh *const eleName,
                           AttributeList & attributes)
{
 char* message = XMLString::transcode(eleName);
    XERCES_STD_QUALIFIER cerr << "I saw element: "<< message <<        
    XERCES_STD_QUALIFIER endl;
    XMLString::release(&message);
}

Sax2countHandlers.hpp file:

Code:

public:

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
//  Getter methods
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
    const XMLCh getElementName() const
    {
        return fElementName;
    }

// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
//  Handlers for the SAX ContentHandler interface
// -----------------------------------------------------------------------
void startElement(const XMLCh* const eleName,  AttributeList& attributes);

//under private
private:
  const XMLCh  fElementName;

Console output:
I saw element:========================================== ===================

Xml file sample:
<Scenarios>
<Signal userName="Richard">
<ScenarioName>PMOP-OS</ScenarioName>
<RadioFrequency>3</RadioFrequency>
<PRF1>33</PRF1>
<StartFrequency>3</StartFrequency>
<StopFrequency>3</StopFrequency>
<ControlNumber>1002</ControlNumber>
</Signal>
<Signal userName="Mark">
<ScenarioName>PMOP-OS</ScenarioName>
<RadioFrequency>3</RadioFrequency>
<PRF1>33</PRF1>
<StartFrequency>3</StartFrequency>
<StopFrequency>3</StopFrequency>
<ControlNumber>1002</ControlNumber>
</Signal>
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