using a XML file to handle configuration?

[markus]

Hi,
i want to have the device init params saved in a XML file.

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Device = createDevice(driverType, dimension2d<s32>(800, 600),
		32, true, true, false, &receiver);

so i don't need to recompile when i want to change the resolution or windowed vs full screen mode etc.
Since the integrated XML parser does need a device already created:

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io::IXMLReader* xml = Device->getFileSystem()->createXMLReader(
		configfile.c_str() );

i am a little helpless now.

So how am i able to acces the xml parser without having created a device?

Greetings
Markus

[fatcat46]

i Think you can use tinyXML, i will use in my project.

[Guest]

a null device?

[djceejay]

You could pass the ones you need before createDevice as paramters to the program ( int main(int argv,char ** args) ). Then for all the other parameters use an XML file.
Or if you can resize the window, load the program with default values, load the XML file (you have a device now), then change the window size.

[Alex001]

for this case I recommend to just use a simple config reader -
therefore you can find several examles in the net