Parser

public class Parser

Instances of this class parse XML documents into a tree of DOM objects.

  • Used to represent a parser error.

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    Declaration

    Swift

    public enum Error: Swift.Error

  • Initializes a parser with the XML content referenced by the given URL.

    Declaration

    Swift

    public convenience init?(contentsOf url: URL)

    Parameters

    url

    A URL object specifying a URL. The URL must be fully qualified and refer to a scheme that is supported by the URL type.

    Return Value

    An initialized Parser object or nil if an error occurs.

  • Initializes a parser with the XML contents encapsulated in a given string object.

    Declaration

    Swift

    public convenience init?(string: String, encoding: String.Encoding = .utf8)

    Parameters

    string

    A String object containing XML markup.
    encoding

    The encoding of the String object.

    Return Value

    An initialized Parser object or nil if an error occurs.

  • Initializes a parser with the XML contents encapsulated in a given data object.

    Declaration

    Swift

    public convenience init?(data: Data?)

    Parameters

    data

    A Data object containing XML markup.

    Return Value

    An initialized Parser object.

  • Initializes a parser with the XML contents from the specified stream.

    Declaration

    Swift

    public convenience init?(stream: InputStream)

    Parameters

    stream

    The input stream. The content is incrementally loaded from the specified stream and parsed. The Parser will open the stream, and synchronously read from it without scheduling it.

    Return Value

    An initialized Parser object.

  • Performs the parsing operation.

    Declaration

    Swift

    public final func parse() -> ParserResult

    Return Value

    The result of the parsing operation.