This API is experimental, and subject to change.
parser = PullParser.new( "<a>text<b att='val'/>txet</a>" ) while parser.has_next? res = parser.next puts res[1]['att'] if res.start_tag? and res[0] == 'b' end
See the PullEvent class for information on the content of the results. The data is identical to the arguments passed for the various events to the StreamListener API.
Notice that:
parser = PullParser.new( "<a>BAD DOCUMENT" ) while parser.has_next? res = parser.next raise res[1] if res.error? end
Nat Price gave me some good ideas for the API.
 
               # File rexml/parsers/pullparser.rb, line 44
def add_listener( listener )
  @listeners = [] unless @listeners
  @listeners << listener
end
             
             
               # File rexml/parsers/pullparser.rb, line 49
def each
  while has_next?
    yield self.pull
  end
end
             
             
               # File rexml/parsers/pullparser.rb, line 55
def peek depth=0
  if @my_stack.length <= depth
    (depth - @my_stack.length + 1).times {
      e = PullEvent.new(@parser.pull)
      @my_stack.push(e)
    }
  end
  @my_stack[depth]
end
             
             
               # File rexml/parsers/pullparser.rb, line 65
def pull
  return @my_stack.shift if @my_stack.length > 0
  event = @parser.pull
  case event[0]
  when :entitydecl
    @entities[ event[1] ] =
      event[2] unless event[2] =~ /PUBLIC|SYSTEM/
  when :text
    unnormalized = @parser.unnormalize( event[1], @entities )
    event << unnormalized
  end
  PullEvent.new( event )
end