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void        (*xmlValidityErrorFunc)         (void *ctx,
                                             const char *msg,
                                             ...);
void        (*xmlValidityWarningFunc)       (void *ctx,
                                             const char *msg,
                                             ...);
struct      xmlValidCtxt;
typedef     xmlValidCtxtPtr;
#define     XML_MIN_NOTATION_TABLE
struct      xmlNotationTable;
typedef     xmlNotationTablePtr;
#define     XML_MIN_ELEMENT_TABLE
struct      xmlElementTable;
typedef     xmlElementTablePtr;
#define     XML_MIN_ATTRIBUTE_TABLE
struct      xmlAttributeTable;
typedef     xmlAttributeTablePtr;
#define     XML_MIN_ID_TABLE
struct      xmlIDTable;
typedef     xmlIDTablePtr;
#define     XML_MIN_REF_TABLE
struct      xmlRefTable;
typedef     xmlRefTablePtr;
xmlNotationPtr xmlAddNotationDecl           (xmlValidCtxtPtr ctxt,
                                             xmlDtdPtr dtd,
                                             const xmlChar *name,
                                             const xmlChar *PublicID,
                                             const xmlChar *SystemID);
xmlNotationTablePtr xmlCopyNotationTable    (xmlNotationTablePtr table);
void        xmlFreeNotationTable            (xmlNotationTablePtr table);
void        xmlDumpNotationTable            (xmlBufferPtr buf,
                                             xmlNotationTablePtr table);
xmlElementContentPtr xmlNewElementContent   (xmlChar *name,
                                             xmlElementContentType type);
xmlElementContentPtr xmlCopyElementContent  (xmlElementContentPtr content);
void        xmlFreeElementContent           (xmlElementContentPtr cur);
xmlElementPtr xmlAddElementDecl             (xmlValidCtxtPtr ctxt,
                                             xmlDtdPtr dtd,
                                             const xmlChar *name,
                                             xmlElementTypeVal type,
                                             xmlElementContentPtr content);
xmlElementTablePtr xmlCopyElementTable      (xmlElementTablePtr table);
void        xmlFreeElementTable             (xmlElementTablePtr table);
void        xmlDumpElementTable             (xmlBufferPtr buf,
                                             xmlElementTablePtr table);
xmlEnumerationPtr xmlCreateEnumeration      (xmlChar *name);
void        xmlFreeEnumeration              (xmlEnumerationPtr cur);
xmlEnumerationPtr xmlCopyEnumeration        (xmlEnumerationPtr cur);
xmlAttributePtr xmlAddAttributeDecl         (xmlValidCtxtPtr ctxt,
                                             xmlDtdPtr dtd,
                                             const xmlChar *elem,
                                             const xmlChar *name,
                                             xmlAttributeType type,
                                             xmlAttributeDefault def,
                                             const xmlChar *defaultValue,
                                             xmlEnumerationPtr tree);
xmlAttributeTablePtr xmlCopyAttributeTable  (xmlAttributeTablePtr table);
void        xmlFreeAttributeTable           (xmlAttributeTablePtr table);
void        xmlDumpAttributeTable           (xmlBufferPtr buf,
                                             xmlAttributeTablePtr table);
xmlIDPtr    xmlAddID                        (xmlValidCtxtPtr ctxt,
                                             xmlDocPtr doc,
                                             const xmlChar *value,
                                             xmlAttrPtr attr);
xmlIDTablePtr xmlCopyIDTable                (xmlIDTablePtr table);
void        xmlFreeIDTable                  (xmlIDTablePtr table);
xmlAttrPtr  xmlGetID                        (xmlDocPtr doc,
                                             const xmlChar *ID);
int         xmlIsID                         (xmlDocPtr doc,
                                             xmlNodePtr elem,
                                             xmlAttrPtr attr);
int         xmlRemoveID                     (xmlDocPtr doc,
                                             xmlAttrPtr attr);
xmlRefPtr   xmlAddRef                       (xmlValidCtxtPtr ctxt,
                                             xmlDocPtr doc,
                                             const xmlChar *value,
                                             xmlAttrPtr attr);
xmlRefTablePtr xmlCopyRefTable              (xmlRefTablePtr table);
void        xmlFreeRefTable                 (xmlRefTablePtr table);
int         xmlIsRef                        (xmlDocPtr doc,
                                             xmlNodePtr elem,
                                             xmlAttrPtr attr);
int         xmlRemoveRef                    (xmlDocPtr doc,
                                             xmlAttrPtr attr);
int         xmlValidateRoot                 (xmlValidCtxtPtr ctxt,
                                             xmlDocPtr doc);
int         xmlValidateElementDecl          (xmlValidCtxtPtr ctxt,
                                             xmlDocPtr doc,
                                             xmlElementPtr elem);
int         xmlValidateAttributeDecl        (xmlValidCtxtPtr ctxt,
                                             xmlDocPtr doc,
                                             xmlAttributePtr attr);
int         xmlValidateAttributeValue       (xmlAttributeType type,
                                             const xmlChar *value);
int         xmlValidateNotationDecl         (xmlValidCtxtPtr ctxt,
                                             xmlDocPtr doc,
                                             xmlNotationPtr nota);
int         xmlValidateDtd                  (xmlValidCtxtPtr ctxt,
                                             xmlDocPtr doc,
                                             xmlDtdPtr dtd);
int         xmlValidateDocument             (xmlValidCtxtPtr ctxt,
                                             xmlDocPtr doc);
int         xmlValidateElement              (xmlValidCtxtPtr ctxt,
                                             xmlDocPtr doc,
                                             xmlNodePtr elem);
int         xmlValidateOneElement           (xmlValidCtxtPtr ctxt,
                                             xmlDocPtr doc,
                                             xmlNodePtr elem);
int         xmlValidateOneAttribute         (xmlValidCtxtPtr ctxt,
                                             xmlDocPtr doc,
                                             xmlNodePtr elem,
                                             xmlAttrPtr attr,
                                             const xmlChar *value);
int         xmlValidateDocumentFinal        (xmlValidCtxtPtr ctxt,
                                             xmlDocPtr doc);
int         xmlValidateNotationUse          (xmlValidCtxtPtr ctxt,
                                             xmlDocPtr doc,
                                             const xmlChar *notationName);
int         xmlIsMixedElement               (xmlDocPtr doc,
                                             const xmlChar *name);
xmlAttributePtr xmlGetDtdAttrDesc           (xmlDtdPtr dtd,
                                             const xmlChar *elem,
                                             const xmlChar *name);
xmlNotationPtr xmlGetDtdNotationDesc        (xmlDtdPtr dtd,
                                             const xmlChar *name);
xmlElementPtr xmlGetDtdElementDesc          (xmlDtdPtr dtd,
                                             const xmlChar *name);
int         xmlValidGetValidElements        (xmlNode *prev,
                                             xmlNode *next,
                                             const xmlChar **list,
                                             int max);
int         xmlValidGetPotentialChildren    (xmlElementContent *ctree,
                                             const xmlChar **list,
                                             int *len,
                                             int max);

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xmlValidityErrorFunc ()

void        (*xmlValidityErrorFunc)         (void *ctx,
                                             const char *msg,
                                             ...);

ctx : 
msg : 
... :


xmlValidityWarningFunc ()

void        (*xmlValidityWarningFunc)       (void *ctx,
                                             const char *msg,
                                             ...);

ctx : 
msg : 
... :


struct xmlValidCtxt

struct xmlValidCtxt {
    void *userData;			/* user specific data block */
    xmlValidityErrorFunc error;		/* the callback in case of errors */
    xmlValidityWarningFunc warning;	/* the callback in case of warning */
};


xmlValidCtxtPtr

typedef xmlValidCtxt *xmlValidCtxtPtr;


XML_MIN_NOTATION_TABLE

#define XML_MIN_NOTATION_TABLE	32


struct xmlNotationTable

struct xmlNotationTable {
    int nb_notations;		/* number of notations stored */
    int max_notations;		/* maximum number of notations */
    xmlNotationPtr *table;	/* the table of attributes */
};


xmlNotationTablePtr

typedef xmlNotationTable *xmlNotationTablePtr;


XML_MIN_ELEMENT_TABLE

#define XML_MIN_ELEMENT_TABLE	32


struct xmlElementTable

struct xmlElementTable {
    int nb_elements;		/* number of elements stored */
    int max_elements;		/* maximum number of elements */
    xmlElementPtr *table;	/* the table of elements */
};


xmlElementTablePtr

typedef xmlElementTable *xmlElementTablePtr;


XML_MIN_ATTRIBUTE_TABLE

#define XML_MIN_ATTRIBUTE_TABLE	32


struct xmlAttributeTable

struct xmlAttributeTable {
    int nb_attributes;		/* number of attributes stored */
    int max_attributes;		/* maximum number of attributes */
    xmlAttributePtr *table;	/* the table of attributes */
};


xmlAttributeTablePtr

typedef xmlAttributeTable *xmlAttributeTablePtr;


XML_MIN_ID_TABLE

#define XML_MIN_ID_TABLE	32


struct xmlIDTable

struct xmlIDTable {
    int nb_ids;			/* number of ids stored */
    int max_ids;		/* maximum number of ids */
    xmlIDPtr *table;		/* the table of ids */
};


xmlIDTablePtr

typedef xmlIDTable *xmlIDTablePtr;


XML_MIN_REF_TABLE

#define XML_MIN_REF_TABLE	32


struct xmlRefTable

struct xmlRefTable {
    int nb_refs;			/* number of refs stored */
    int max_refs;		/* maximum number of refs */
    xmlRefPtr *table;		/* the table of refs */
};


xmlRefTablePtr

typedef xmlRefTable *xmlRefTablePtr;


xmlAddNotationDecl ()

xmlNotationPtr xmlAddNotationDecl           (xmlValidCtxtPtr ctxt,
                                             xmlDtdPtr dtd,
                                             const xmlChar *name,
                                             const xmlChar *PublicID,
                                             const xmlChar *SystemID);

Register a new notation declaration

ctxt : the validation context
dtd : pointer to the DTD
name : the entity name
PublicID : the public identifier or NULL
SystemID : the system identifier or NULL
Returns :NULL if not, othervise the entity


xmlCopyNotationTable ()

xmlNotationTablePtr xmlCopyNotationTable    (xmlNotationTablePtr table);

Build a copy of a notation table.

table : A notation table
Returns :the new xmlNotationTablePtr or NULL in case of error.


xmlFreeNotationTable ()

void        xmlFreeNotationTable            (xmlNotationTablePtr table);

Deallocate the memory used by an entities hash table.

table : An notation table


xmlDumpNotationTable ()

void        xmlDumpNotationTable            (xmlBufferPtr buf,
                                             xmlNotationTablePtr table);

This will dump the content of the notation table as an XML DTD definition

buf : the XML buffer output
table : A notation table


xmlNewElementContent ()

xmlElementContentPtr xmlNewElementContent   (xmlChar *name,
                                             xmlElementContentType type);

Allocate an element content structure.

name : the subelement name or NULL
type : the type of element content decl
Returns :NULL if not, othervise the new element content structure


xmlCopyElementContent ()

xmlElementContentPtr xmlCopyElementContent  (xmlElementContentPtr content);

Build a copy of an element content description.

content : An element content pointer.
Returns :the new xmlElementContentPtr or NULL in case of error.


xmlFreeElementContent ()

void        xmlFreeElementContent           (xmlElementContentPtr cur);

Free an element content structure. This is a recursive call !

cur : the element content tree to free


xmlAddElementDecl ()

xmlElementPtr xmlAddElementDecl             (xmlValidCtxtPtr ctxt,
                                             xmlDtdPtr dtd,
                                             const xmlChar *name,
                                             xmlElementTypeVal type,
                                             xmlElementContentPtr content);

Register a new element declaration

ctxt : the validation context
dtd : pointer to the DTD
name : the entity name
type : the element type
content : the element content tree or NULL
Returns :NULL if not, othervise the entity


xmlCopyElementTable ()

xmlElementTablePtr xmlCopyElementTable      (xmlElementTablePtr table);

Build a copy of an element table.

table : An element table
Returns :the new xmlElementTablePtr or NULL in case of error.


xmlFreeElementTable ()

void        xmlFreeElementTable             (xmlElementTablePtr table);

Deallocate the memory used by an element hash table.

table : An element table


xmlDumpElementTable ()

void        xmlDumpElementTable             (xmlBufferPtr buf,
                                             xmlElementTablePtr table);

This will dump the content of the element table as an XML DTD definition

buf : the XML buffer output
table : An element table


xmlCreateEnumeration ()

xmlEnumerationPtr xmlCreateEnumeration      (xmlChar *name);

create and initialize an enumeration attribute node.

name : the enumeration name or NULL
Returns :the xmlEnumerationPtr just created or NULL in case of error.


xmlFreeEnumeration ()

void        xmlFreeEnumeration              (xmlEnumerationPtr cur);

free an enumeration attribute node (recursive).

cur : the tree to free.


xmlCopyEnumeration ()

xmlEnumerationPtr xmlCopyEnumeration        (xmlEnumerationPtr cur);

Copy an enumeration attribute node (recursive).

cur : the tree to copy.
Returns :the xmlEnumerationPtr just created or NULL in case of error.


xmlAddAttributeDecl ()

xmlAttributePtr xmlAddAttributeDecl         (xmlValidCtxtPtr ctxt,
                                             xmlDtdPtr dtd,
                                             const xmlChar *elem,
                                             const xmlChar *name,
                                             xmlAttributeType type,
                                             xmlAttributeDefault def,
                                             const xmlChar *defaultValue,
                                             xmlEnumerationPtr tree);

Register a new attribute declaration

ctxt : the validation context
dtd : pointer to the DTD
elem : the element name
name : the attribute name
type : the attribute type
def : the attribute default type
defaultValue : the attribute default value
tree : if it's an enumeration, the associated list
Returns :NULL if not, othervise the entity


xmlCopyAttributeTable ()

xmlAttributeTablePtr xmlCopyAttributeTable  (xmlAttributeTablePtr table);

Build a copy of an attribute table.

table : An attribute table
Returns :the new xmlAttributeTablePtr or NULL in case of error.


xmlFreeAttributeTable ()

void        xmlFreeAttributeTable           (xmlAttributeTablePtr table);

Deallocate the memory used by an entities hash table.

table : An attribute table


xmlDumpAttributeTable ()

void        xmlDumpAttributeTable           (xmlBufferPtr buf,
                                             xmlAttributeTablePtr table);

This will dump the content of the attribute table as an XML DTD definition

buf : the XML buffer output
table : An attribute table


xmlAddID ()

xmlIDPtr    xmlAddID                        (xmlValidCtxtPtr ctxt,
                                             xmlDocPtr doc,
                                             const xmlChar *value,
                                             xmlAttrPtr attr);

Register a new id declaration

ctxt : the validation context
doc : pointer to the document
value : the value name
attr : the attribute holding the ID
Returns :NULL if not, othervise the new xmlIDPtr


xmlCopyIDTable ()

xmlIDTablePtr xmlCopyIDTable                (xmlIDTablePtr table);

table : 
Returns :


xmlFreeIDTable ()

void        xmlFreeIDTable                  (xmlIDTablePtr table);

Deallocate the memory used by an ID hash table.

table : An id table


xmlGetID ()

xmlAttrPtr  xmlGetID                        (xmlDocPtr doc,
                                             const xmlChar *ID);

Search the attribute declaring the given ID

doc : pointer to the document
ID : the ID value
Returns :NULL if not found, otherwise the xmlAttrPtr defining the ID


xmlIsID ()

int         xmlIsID                         (xmlDocPtr doc,
                                             xmlNodePtr elem,
                                             xmlAttrPtr attr);

Determine whether an attribute is of type ID. In case we have Dtd(s) then this is simple, otherwise we use an heuristic: name ID (upper or lowercase).

doc : the document
elem : the element carrying the attribute
attr : the attribute
Returns :0 or 1 depending on the lookup result


xmlRemoveID ()

int         xmlRemoveID                     (xmlDocPtr doc,
                                             xmlAttrPtr attr);

Remove the given attribute from the ID table maintained internally.

doc : the document
attr : the attribute
Returns :-1 if the lookup failed and 0 otherwise


xmlAddRef ()

xmlRefPtr   xmlAddRef                       (xmlValidCtxtPtr ctxt,
                                             xmlDocPtr doc,
                                             const xmlChar *value,
                                             xmlAttrPtr attr);

Register a new ref declaration

ctxt : the validation context
doc : pointer to the document
value : the value name
attr : the attribute holding the Ref
Returns :NULL if not, othervise the new xmlRefPtr


xmlCopyRefTable ()

xmlRefTablePtr xmlCopyRefTable              (xmlRefTablePtr table);

table : 
Returns :


xmlFreeRefTable ()

void        xmlFreeRefTable                 (xmlRefTablePtr table);

Deallocate the memory used by an Ref hash table.

table : An ref table


xmlIsRef ()

int         xmlIsRef                        (xmlDocPtr doc,
                                             xmlNodePtr elem,
                                             xmlAttrPtr attr);

Determine whether an attribute is of type Ref. In case we have Dtd(s) then this is simple, otherwise we use an heuristic: name Ref (upper or lowercase).

doc : the document
elem : the element carrying the attribute
attr : the attribute
Returns :0 or 1 depending on the lookup result


xmlRemoveRef ()

int         xmlRemoveRef                    (xmlDocPtr doc,
                                             xmlAttrPtr attr);

Remove the given attribute from the Ref table maintained internally.

doc : the document
attr : the attribute
Returns :-1 if the lookup failed and 0 otherwise


xmlValidateRoot ()

int         xmlValidateRoot                 (xmlValidCtxtPtr ctxt,
                                             xmlDocPtr doc);

Try to validate a the root element basically it does the following check as described by the XML-1.0 recommendation: - [ VC: Root Element Type ] it doesn't try to recurse or apply other check to the element

ctxt : the validation context
doc : a document instance
Returns :1 if valid or 0 otherwise


xmlValidateElementDecl ()

int         xmlValidateElementDecl          (xmlValidCtxtPtr ctxt,
                                             xmlDocPtr doc,
                                             xmlElementPtr elem);

Try to validate a single element definition basically it does the following checks as described by the XML-1.0 recommendation: - [ VC: One ID per Element Type ] - [ VC: No Duplicate Types ] - [ VC: Unique Element Type Declaration ]

ctxt : the validation context
doc : a document instance
elem : an element definition
Returns :1 if valid or 0 otherwise


xmlValidateAttributeDecl ()

int         xmlValidateAttributeDecl        (xmlValidCtxtPtr ctxt,
                                             xmlDocPtr doc,
                                             xmlAttributePtr attr);

Try to validate a single attribute definition basically it does the following checks as described by the XML-1.0 recommendation: - [ VC: Attribute Default Legal ] - [ VC: Enumeration ] - [ VC: ID Attribute Default ]

The ID/IDREF uniqueness and matching are done separately

ctxt : the validation context
doc : a document instance
attr : an attribute definition
Returns :1 if valid or 0 otherwise


xmlValidateAttributeValue ()

int         xmlValidateAttributeValue       (xmlAttributeType type,
                                             const xmlChar *value);

Validate that the given attribute value match the proper production

[ VC: ID ] Values of type ID must match the Name production....

[ VC: IDREF ] Values of type IDREF must match the Name production, and values of type IDREFS must match Names ...

[ VC: Entity Name ] Values of type ENTITY must match the Name production, values of type ENTITIES must match Names ...

[ VC: Name Token ] Values of type NMTOKEN must match the Nmtoken production; values of type NMTOKENS must match Nmtokens.

type : an attribute type
value : an attribute value
Returns :1 if valid or 0 otherwise


xmlValidateNotationDecl ()

int         xmlValidateNotationDecl         (xmlValidCtxtPtr ctxt,
                                             xmlDocPtr doc,
                                             xmlNotationPtr nota);

Try to validate a single notation definition basically it does the following checks as described by the XML-1.0 recommendation: - it seems that no validity constraing exist on notation declarations But this function get called anyway ...

ctxt : the validation context
doc : a document instance
nota : a notation definition
Returns :1 if valid or 0 otherwise


xmlValidateDtd ()

int         xmlValidateDtd                  (xmlValidCtxtPtr ctxt,
                                             xmlDocPtr doc,
                                             xmlDtdPtr dtd);

Try to validate the document against the dtd instance

basically it does check all the definitions in the DtD.

ctxt : the validation context
doc : a document instance
dtd : a dtd instance
Returns :1 if valid or 0 otherwise


xmlValidateDocument ()

int         xmlValidateDocument             (xmlValidCtxtPtr ctxt,
                                             xmlDocPtr doc);

Try to validate the document instance

basically it does the all the checks described by the XML Rec i.e. validates the internal and external subset (if present) and validate the document tree.

ctxt : the validation context
doc : a document instance
Returns :1 if valid or 0 otherwise


xmlValidateElement ()

int         xmlValidateElement              (xmlValidCtxtPtr ctxt,
                                             xmlDocPtr doc,
                                             xmlNodePtr elem);

Try to validate the subtree under an element

ctxt : the validation context
doc : a document instance
elem : an element instance
Returns :1 if valid or 0 otherwise


xmlValidateOneElement ()

int         xmlValidateOneElement           (xmlValidCtxtPtr ctxt,
                                             xmlDocPtr doc,
                                             xmlNodePtr elem);

Try to validate a single element and it's attributes, basically it does the following checks as described by the XML-1.0 recommendation: - [ VC: Element Valid ] - [ VC: Required Attribute ] Then call xmlValidateOneAttribute() for each attribute present.

The ID/IDREF checkings are done separately

ctxt : the validation context
doc : a document instance
elem : an element instance
Returns :1 if valid or 0 otherwise


xmlValidateOneAttribute ()

int         xmlValidateOneAttribute         (xmlValidCtxtPtr ctxt,
                                             xmlDocPtr doc,
                                             xmlNodePtr elem,
                                             xmlAttrPtr attr,
                                             const xmlChar *value);

Try to validate a single attribute for an element basically it * does the following checks as described by the XML-1.0 recommendation: - [ VC: Attribute Value Type ] - [ VC: Fixed Attribute Default ] - [ VC: Entity Name ] - [ VC: Name Token ] - [ VC: ID ] - [ VC: IDREF ] - [ VC: Entity Name ] - [ VC: Notation Attributes ]

The ID/IDREF uniqueness and matching are done separately

ctxt : the validation context
doc : a document instance
elem : an element instance
attr : an attribute instance
value : the attribute value (without entities processing)
Returns :1 if valid or 0 otherwise


xmlValidateDocumentFinal ()

int         xmlValidateDocumentFinal        (xmlValidCtxtPtr ctxt,
                                             xmlDocPtr doc);

Does the final step for the document validation once all the incremental validation steps have been completed

basically it does the following checks described by the XML Rec

ctxt : the validation context
doc : a document instance
Returns :1 if valid or 0 otherwise


xmlValidateNotationUse ()

int         xmlValidateNotationUse          (xmlValidCtxtPtr ctxt,
                                             xmlDocPtr doc,
                                             const xmlChar *notationName);

Validate that the given mame match a notation declaration. - [ VC: Notation Declared ]

ctxt : the validation context
doc : the document
notationName : the notation name to check
Returns :1 if valid or 0 otherwise


xmlIsMixedElement ()

int         xmlIsMixedElement               (xmlDocPtr doc,
                                             const xmlChar *name);

Search in the DtDs whether an element accept Mixed content (or ANY) basically if it is supposed to accept text childs

doc : the document
name : the element name
Returns :0 if no, 1 if yes, and -1 if no element description is available


xmlGetDtdAttrDesc ()

xmlAttributePtr xmlGetDtdAttrDesc           (xmlDtdPtr dtd,
                                             const xmlChar *elem,
                                             const xmlChar *name);

Search the Dtd for the description of this attribute on this element.

dtd : a pointer to the DtD to search
elem : the element name
name : the attribute name
Returns :the xmlAttributePtr if found or NULL


xmlGetDtdNotationDesc ()

xmlNotationPtr xmlGetDtdNotationDesc        (xmlDtdPtr dtd,
                                             const xmlChar *name);

Search the Dtd for the description of this notation

dtd : a pointer to the DtD to search
name : the notation name
Returns :the xmlNotationPtr if found or NULL


xmlGetDtdElementDesc ()

xmlElementPtr xmlGetDtdElementDesc          (xmlDtdPtr dtd,
                                             const xmlChar *name);

Search the Dtd for the description of this element

dtd : a pointer to the DtD to search
name : the element name
Returns :the xmlElementPtr if found or NULL


xmlValidGetValidElements ()

int         xmlValidGetValidElements        (xmlNode *prev,
                                             xmlNode *next,
                                             const xmlChar **list,
                                             int max);

This function returns the list of authorized children to insert within an existing tree while respecting the validity constraints forced by the Dtd. The insertion point is defined using prev and next in the following ways: to insert before 'node': xmlValidGetValidElements(node->prev, node, ... to insert next 'node': xmlValidGetValidElements(node, node->next, ... to replace 'node': xmlValidGetValidElements(node->prev, node->next, ... to prepend a child to 'node': xmlValidGetValidElements(NULL, node->childs, to append a child to 'node': xmlValidGetValidElements(node->last, NULL, ...

pointers to the element names are inserted at the beginning of the array and do not need to be freed.

prev : an element to insert after
next : an element to insert next
list : an array to store the list of child names
max : the size of the array
Returns :the number of element in the list, or -1 in case of error. If the function returns the value max the caller is invited to grow the receiving array and retry.


xmlValidGetPotentialChildren ()

int         xmlValidGetPotentialChildren    (xmlElementContent *ctree,
                                             const xmlChar **list,
                                             int *len,
                                             int max);

Build/extend a list of potential children allowed by the content tree

ctree : an element content tree
list : an array to store the list of child names
len : a pointer to the number of element in the list
max : the size of the array
Returns :the number of element in the list, or -1 in case of error.