Libxml declares a number of data types we
will encounter repeatedly, hiding the messy stuff so you do not have to deal
with it unless you have some specific need.
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xmlChar
A basic replacement for char, a byte in a UTF-8 encoded
string. If your data uses another encoding, it must be converted to
UTF-8 for use with libxml's
functions. More information on encoding is available on the libxml encoding support web page.
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xmlDoc
A structure containing the tree created by a parsed doc. xmlDocPtr
is a pointer to the structure.
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xmlNodePtr
and xmlNode
A structure containing a single node. xmlNodePtr
is a pointer to the structure, and is used in traversing the document tree.