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adding namespaces to XML with boost

I'm trying to generate an xml using boost. Going fine so far, but the xml that gets generated needs to have a namespace.

so instead of <name>"Harry"</name> it would say <ns1:name>"Harry"</ns1:name>

Is there any way to add a namespace to the XML with boost without manually adding the "ns1" to every line?

Solution

  • So, I managed to get the result I wanted. Here's what I did:

    My outer most element was called 'Document':

    ptree& documentnode = pt.add("namespace1:Document", "");

    then added tags to the element for each namespace:

    pt.add("Document.<xmlattr>.xmlns:namespace1", "value");

    Then in front of each element I'll have to add "namespace1":

    documentnode.add("namespace1:name", "Harry");

    output:

    <namespace1:Document xmlns:namespace1=value>
    <namespace1:name>Harry</namespace1:name>
</namespace1:Document>

    Probably not the best solution, but it suits my needs.