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VerySimpleXML 2.0 – a lightweight, cross-platform, one-unit XML reader/writer for Delphi 2010 – 10.1 Berlin

There are lot of possibilities if you’re in need to parse or write XML files:

• use TXMLDocument (the MS XML wrapper)
• or use a xml component like OmniXML, NativeXml, ADOM, SAX, libxml2, DIXml, fcl-XML, Fast XMLParser, SimpleXML, OXml, or VerySimpleXML 1.0

Now here comes another one: the updated VerySimpleXML 2.0 – a lightweight, cross-platform, one-unit XML reader/writer for Delphi 2010 – 10.1 Berlin targeting at Win32, Win64, iOS, MacOSX and Android. Use it for well-formed XML files (like configuration files, interprocess communication protocols, etc.). › Continue reading

Tags: Delphi Programming, xml

VerySimpleXML – a lightweight Delphi XML reader and writer

There are lot of possibilities if you’re in need to parse or write XML files:

• use TXMLDocument (the MSXML wrapper)
• or use xml components like OmniXML, NativeXml, ADOM, SAX, libxml2, DIXml, fcl-XML, Fast XMLParser, SimpleXML
  

Now here comes another one: VerySimpleXML – a lightweight, one-unit XML reader/writer in under 500 600 lines of code. Use it for small well-formed XML files (like configuration files, etc.). › Continue reading

Tags: Delphi Programming, xml

Solving circular unit references with class helpers

Sooner or later you run into the circular unit reference problem when using a single unit for each class. There are some solutions (move the common used structs into a separate unit, use type casting, redesign your obvious bad class design, etc.) – this is a solution using class helpers. › Continue reading

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