XMLStringConverter.h

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#ifndef NIDAS_CORE_XMLSTRINGCONVERTER_H
#define NIDAS_CORE_XMLSTRINGCONVERTER_H
 
#include<xercesc/util/XMLString.hpp>
 
namespace nidas { namespace core {
 
class XMLStringConverter {
public:
 
    XMLStringConverter(const XMLCh* val) :
    _str(),_cxstr(val),_xstr(0)
    {
        char* cstr = xercesc::XMLString::transcode(val);
        _str = std::string(cstr ? cstr : "");
    xercesc::XMLString::release(&cstr);
    }
 
    XMLStringConverter(const char* val) :
        _str(val),_cxstr(0),
    _xstr(xercesc::XMLString::transcode(val))
    {
        _cxstr = _xstr;
    }
 
    XMLStringConverter(const std::string& val) :
        _str(val),_cxstr(0),
    _xstr(xercesc::XMLString::transcode(val.c_str()))
    {
        _cxstr = _xstr;
    }
 
    ~XMLStringConverter() { 
    if (_xstr) xercesc::XMLString::release(&_xstr);
    }
 
    operator const XMLCh*() const { return _cxstr; }
 
    operator std::string() const
    {
        return _str;
    }
 
private:
    std::string _str;
    const XMLCh *_cxstr;
    XMLCh *_xstr;
 
    XMLStringConverter(const XMLStringConverter&);
 
    XMLStringConverter& operator=(const XMLStringConverter&);
 
};
 
inline std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& target,
    const XMLStringConverter& toDump)
{
    target << (std::string)toDump;
    return target;
}
 
}}  // namespace nidas namespace core
 
#endif