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Andy Ingram wrote:
> I have just started using XML/Ada.
> I have been playing around and have managed to get to grips with nodes and
> node lists to get a 'list' of elements with the same tag.  However i am now
> trying to get the data within these tags.  I am attempting this by using
> DOM.Core.Character_Datas.Data and passing it a node (obtained from my
> nodelist).  This returns a DOM String.  How do i then use this DOM String as
> a 'normal' string? I.e how do i output this to the display or store it in a
> string for later use?

   The format of a DOM string should be UTF-16 following the standard 
specification. This is not the same format that Ada uses for String 
characters.

   If you want to print a DOM string with XML Ada, use the Print_String 
function in Dom.Core.Nodes.


Rodrigo