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** If you have questions regarding the use of this file, please contact
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** $QT_END_LICENSE$
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/*!
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    \example xml/xmlstreamlint
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    \title XML Stream Lint Example
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    The XML Stream Lint example provides a simple command line utility that
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    accepts a file name as its single argument and writes it to the standard
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    output file.
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    The specified file is parsed using an QXmlStreamReader object and written
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    to the standard output file using an QXmlStreamWriter object. If the file
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    does not contain a well-formed XML document or the use of namespaces in
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    the document is incorrect, a description of the error is printed to
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    the standard error file and will appear in the console.
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    \section1 Basic Operation
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    The main function of the example opens the file specified by the user
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    for input (\c inputFile), and it uses QFile to access the standard output
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    file.
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    Reading XML is handled by an instance of the QXmlStreamReader class, which
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    operates on the input file object; writing is handled by an instance of
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    QXmlStreamWriter operating on the output file object:
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    \snippet examples/xml/xmlstreamlint/main.cpp 0
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    The work of parsing and rewriting the XML is done in a while loop, and is
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    driven by input from the reader:
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    \snippet examples/xml/xmlstreamlint/main.cpp 1
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    If more input is available, the next token from the input file is read
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    and parsed. If an error occurred, information is written to the standard
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    error file via a stream, and the example exits by returning a non-zero
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    value from the main function.
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    \snippet examples/xml/xmlstreamlint/main.cpp 2
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    For valid input, the writer is fed the current token from the reader,
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    and this is written to the output file that was specified when it was
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    constructed.
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    When there is no more input, the loop terminates, and the example can
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    exit successfully.
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*/