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Hi, I'm working with the Serialization library and in detail with the xml archives. In my code I have to serialize a lot of classes and I wish to save in the xml file only when I've done with the serialization of all clasess,
The best way to do this would be to use your own stream type. a) make a new filebuf which just saves all it's data until it closes. b) make a new stream type which uses your new file buf c) use your new stream type when you create a serialization archive Another way- not as good be perhaps simpler a) serialize to a stringstream b) when done, writhe the string stream to a file.
also I would like to have more control when the Serialization saves the file (do it raise exceptions when it save files? Which ones?).
See the documentaton for list of exceptions which might be invoked.
As far as I read from the tutorials when I use the operator<< in the xml_archive it save directly to the files.
It actually writes to a stream, the stream writes to filebuf, filebuf writes to files.
In my test I've seen that the archive have no problem to save many classes to the same archive however as I've wrote I would like to have more control (at least to know which errors appear during writing).
Is it possible?
more than possible. It's easy. OK it does require careful study of C++ streams and how to use them - but that's useful anyway. Robert Ramey