[gmx-developers] XML and std::map?

[David van der Spoel]

Hi,

one possibility to store the contents of an XML file without reinventing 
many wheels would be to use std::map. I.e.

std::map *readXml(std::string filename);

Some background reference on the map data structure:
http://www.cplusplus.com/reference/map/map/

Before I spend any time on this I would like to invite some feedback.

Advantages: standard stuff with iterators etc.
Disadvantages: don't know (yet).

Cheers,
-- 
David van der Spoel, Ph.D., Professor of Biology
Dept. of Cell & Molec. Biol., Uppsala University.
Box 596, 75124 Uppsala, Sweden. Phone:	+46184714205.
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