How to parse an XML file with RapidXml

Question

I have to parse an XML file in C++. I was researching and found the RapidXml library for this.

I have doubts about doc.parse<0>(xml).

Can

Answer 1

The manual tells us:

function xml_document::parse

[...] Parses zero-terminated XML string according to given flags.

RapidXML leaves loading the character data from a file to you. Either read the file into a buffer, like anno suggested or alternatively use some memory mapping technique. (But look up parse_non_destructive flag first.)