strings.hxx

// strings.hxx: this file is part of the Vaucanson project.
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// Vaucanson, a generic library for finite state machines.
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#ifndef VCSN_XML_STRINGS_HXX
# define VCSN_XML_STRINGS_HXX

# include <vaucanson/misc/contract.hh>

namespace vcsn
{
  namespace xml
  {

    /*----------------.
    | Converter tools |
    `----------------*/

    // Transcode \a cpp to XML.
    inline
    XMLCh*
    transcode (const char* ccp)
    {
      return xercesc::XMLString::transcode(ccp);
    }

    // Transcode \a s to XML.
    inline
    XMLCh*
    transcode (const std::string& s)
    {
      return transcode (s.c_str());
    }

    inline
    std::string
    xmlstr(const XMLCh* xmlstr)
    {
      assertion(xmlstr != 0);

      char* cstr = xercesc::XMLString::transcode(xmlstr);
      assertion(cstr != 0);

      std::string ret (cstr);
      xercesc::XMLString::release(&cstr);

      return ret;
    }

  } // End of namespace xml.

} // End of namespace vcsn.

#endif // ! VCSN_XML_STRINGS_HXX