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You say that you want to parse your own HTML tags. Are they HTML tags or tags
you made up? Anyway, it doesn't really make a difference. You don't need to
develop a parser. Grab any XML parser and feed it your tags. If you are using
HTML or tags you invent yourself, you just need to make sure you follow the rules
of XML.
In case you aren't familiar with XML, XML is the eXtensible Markup Language. The
entire reason for being for XML is to allow you to create a set of tags that will
be recognized by a parser. Go to http://www.w3.org/XML/
for the definitive Web site on XML.
HTML is the HyperText Markup Language. xHTML is a version of HTML that conforms
to the XML language requirements. HTML/xHTML are just a predefined set of tags.
For more about the specifics of HTML/xHTML look here.
Now for some discussion directly relating to your question. XML is not a set of
tags like HTML. XML allows you to define tags as needed by your application.
The nicest thing about XML is that it allows you to do exactly what you're
asking about.
You can define your own tags, or use HTML tags, and process them with a parser of
your choice. A conforming XML parser already has the rules of XML built into it.
There is no reason to write your own. I use the Oracle parser available at the
Oracle Technology Web site.
There is also a free parser from Microsoft, MSXML.
You can also Google "XML PARSER" and get tons of hits.
I hope that answers your question. If you have any more, post away!
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