Qt implements XML and JSON data analysis strategy

Overview

XML (Extensible Markup Language) and JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) are the two most commonly used data formats, which are suitable for different scenarios. The Qt framework provides powerful parsing tools for these two formats. This article will introduce in detail how to use the Qt library to efficiently process XML and JSON data.

XML parsing

Qt provides a variety of tools for XML parsing, and developers can choose the appropriate method according to their needs. Commonly used classes include QXmlStreamReader and QDomDocument, which are suitable for streaming and tree structure resolution, respectively.

Streaming using QXmlStreamReader

QXmlStreamReader is an event-driven parser that is suitable for handling large XML documents or situations where they need to be read step by step. Its low memory footprint makes it an ideal choice for handling big data files.

#include <QCoreApplication>
#include <QFile>
#include <QXmlStreamReader>
#include <QDebug>
 
void parseXML(const QString &filePath) {
    QFile file(filePath);
    if (!(QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text)) {
        qDebug() << "Failed to open file:" << filePath;
        return;
    }
 
    QXmlStreamReader reader(&file);
    while (!()) {
        ();
 
        if (()) {
            qDebug() << "Start element:" << ().toString();
        } else if (()) {
            qDebug() << "End element:" << ().toString();
        } else if (() && !()) {
            qDebug() << "Characters:" << ().toString();
        }
    }
 
    if (()) {
        qDebug() << "XML error:" << ();
    }
}
 
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
    QCoreApplication a(argc, argv);
 
    parseXML("");
 
    return ();
}

Tree parsing using QDomDocument

QDomDocument allows the entire XML document to be loaded into memory and randomly accessed and modified in the form of a tree structure. This method is suitable for processing small and medium-sized XML files

#include &lt;QCoreApplication&gt;
#include &lt;QFile&gt;
#include &lt;QDomDocument&gt;
#include &lt;QDebug&gt;
 
void parseXMLWithDOM(const QString &amp;filePath) {
    QFile file(filePath);
    if (!(QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text)) {
        qDebug() &lt;&lt; "Failed to open file:" &lt;&lt; filePath;
        return;
    }
 
    QDomDocument doc;
    if (!(&amp;file)) {
        qDebug() &lt;&lt; "Failed to parse the file into a DOM tree.";
        return;
    }
 
    QDomElement root = ();
    qDebug() &lt;&lt; "Root element:" &lt;&lt; ();
 
    // traverse child elements...}
 
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
    QCoreApplication a(argc, argv);
 
    parseXMLWithDOM("");
 
    return ();
}

JSON parsing

Qt provides classes such as QJsonDocument, QJsonObject and QJsonArray, which are used to handle the serialization and deserialization operations of JSON data.

Parsing JSON strings

The following example shows how to parse a JSON object from a string and access the data inside it.

#include <QCoreApplication>
#include <QJsonDocument>
#include <QJsonObject>
#include <QDebug>
 
void parseJSON(const QByteArray &jsonStr) {
    QJsonDocument doc = QJsonDocument::fromJson(jsonStr);
    if (()) {
        qDebug() << "Failed to create JSON doc.";
        return;
    }
 
    if (!()) {
        qDebug() << "JSON is not an object.";
        return;
    }
 
    QJsonObject obj = ();
    qDebug() << "Name:" << obj["name"].toString();
    qDebug() << "Age:" << obj["age"].toInt();
}
    
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
    QCoreApplication a(argc, argv);
 
    QByteArray jsonStr = R"({"name": "John", "age": 30})";
    parseJSON(jsonStr);
 
    return ();
}

Convert data to JSON

In addition to parsing existing JSON data, Qt also supports creating new JSON objects and serializing them into strings.

#include &lt;QCoreApplication&gt;
#include &lt;QJsonDocument&gt;
#include &lt;QJsonObject&gt;
#include &lt;QDebug&gt;
 
void createJSON() {
    QJsonObject obj;
    ("name", "Jane");
    ("age", 25);
 
    QJsonDocument doc(obj);
    QByteArray jsonBytes = (QJsonDocument::Indented); // Use the Indented option to make the output easier to read    qDebug() &lt;&lt; "Generated JSON:" &lt;&lt; jsonBytes;
}
 
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
    QCoreApplication a(argc, argv);
 
    createJSON();
 
    return ();
}

Summarize

Through the above introduction, we can see that Qt provides rich and flexible tools for handling XML and JSON. Whether it is using stream-based QXmlStreamReader or tree-shaped QDomDocument to parse XML, or using Qt's JSON class library to process JSON data, developers can find the best solution for them.

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