What is Libxml2 FOR MAC?

Libxml2

Libxml2 is a handy XML C parser and toolkit that was created for the Gnome project, but guess what? You can use it outside of the Gnome platform too! It’s pretty versatile.

What is XML?

So, what exactly is XML? Well, it's a metalanguage that helps design markup languages. Think of it as a special text language where you can add meaning and structure to your content by using extra "markup" info enclosed in angle brackets. A common example of a markup language is HTML.

Language Bindings

The cool thing about Libxml2 is that even though it’s written in C, it has various language bindings. That means you can use it in different programming environments without any hassle.

Portability Across Systems

If you're worried about compatibility, don't be! Libxml2 is known for being super portable. It works well on many systems like Mac OS X, Linux, Windows, and more. No serious troubles expected!

Standards Implemented

This library follows several important standards related to markup languages. Here are some of them:

• The XML standard


• Namespaces in XML


• XML Base


• RFC 2396: Uniform Resource Identifiers


• XML Path Language (XPath) 1.0


• HTML4 parser


• XML Pointer Language (XPointer) Version 1.0


• XML Inclusions (XInclude) Version 1.0


• ISO-8859-x encodings and UTF-8/UTF-16 Unicode encodings with iconv support!


• A part of SGML Open Technical Resolution TR9401:1997


• XML Catalogs Working Draft 06 August 2001


• Canonical XML Version 1.0


• Relax NG, ISO/IEC 19757-2:2003


• w3c xml:id Working Draft 7 April 2004

A Quick Note on Licensing

N.B.: Libxml2 is free software available under the terms of the MIT License! How great is that?

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