XML-Parser?!? in irrlicht?!?

[nebukadnezzar]

why does Irrlicht needs an XML-Parser??
I thought its an graphic api.
and why do the work others already done?

[shurijo]

Maybe he is planning on supporting Irrlicht specific XML formats like the XML format for the scene stuff (in another thread somewhere). Plus, I'm sure it didn't take a ton of his time.

On the other hand, I'm really going to use this a lot. I'm using TinyXML and it works great, but I've been looking for a parser that can read XML files in Zip files. I hope you can create new XML files in the Zip file also, etc.

[niko]

why does Irrlicht needs an XML-Parser??
I thought its an graphic api.

That's right, but is a ~little~ bit more. It does for example input handling and abstracts the file system. And for some futur extensions (like shurijo mentioned) I'll need an internal xml parser.

[Spidla]

hmmm
I always do something for my engine like XML parser or XML Scene Format and few weeks later it is in Irrlicht and I have to change it again.