remove old comments

* fix compilation warnings produced by -Wold-style-cast

* remove incorrect cast

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        os: [ windows-2019, macos-latest, ubuntu-22.04 ]
+        os: [ windows-latest, macos-latest, ubuntu-latest ]
         cmake: [ 3.15, 3.x ]
         include:
-          - os: windows-2019
+          - os: windows-latest
             static_postfix: _static
             tree: tree /F
             CXX: cl
 
-          - os: ubuntu-22.04
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
             tree: tree
 
           - os: macos-latest
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       # System set-up
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
-      - uses: seanmiddleditch/gha-setup-ninja@master
+      - uses: seanmiddleditch/gha-setup-ninja@v4
       - uses: jwlawson/actions-setup-cmake@v2
         with:
           cmake-version: ${{ matrix.cmake }}

readme.md

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ browsers or have more complete XML needs, TinyXML-2 is not the parser for you.
 TinyXML-1 vs. TinyXML-2
 -----------------------
 
-TinyXML-2 long been the focus of all development. It is well tested 
+TinyXML-2 has long been the focus of all development. It is well tested 
 and should be used instead of TinyXML-1.
 
 TinyXML-2 uses a similar API to TinyXML-1 and the same
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ It essentially causes the XML to be parsed twice.
 
 For applications that need to know about text nodes that are composed entirely of 
 whitespace, PEDANTIC_WHITESPACE is available. PEDANTIC_WHITESPACE maintains all the
-whilespace between elements. 
+whitespace between elements. 
 
 PEDANTIC_WHITESPACE is a new mode and not as tested as the other whitespace modes.
 
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ will have the Value() of "Far & Away" when queried from the XMLText object,
 and will be written back to the XML stream/file as an ampersand.
 
 Additionally, any character can be specified by its Unicode code point:
-The syntax ` ` or ` ` are both to the non-breaking space character.
+The syntax ` ` or ` ` both refer to the non-breaking space character.
 This is called a 'numeric character reference'. Any numeric character reference
 that isn't one of the special entities above, will be read, but written as a
 regular code point. The output is correct, but the entity syntax isn't preserved.
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ tinyxml2.h files in your project and build with your other source code.
 
 There is also a CMake build included. CMake is the general build for TinyXML-2.
 
-(Additional build systems are costly to maintain, and tend to bit-rot. They are
+(Additional build systems are costly to maintain, and tend to become outdated. They are
 being removed over time.)
 
 Building TinyXML-2 - Using vcpkg

tinyxml2.cpp

@@ -32,6 +32,27 @@ distribution.
 #   include <cstdarg>
 #endif
 
+// Handle fallthrough attribute for different compilers
+#ifndef __has_attribute
+#   define __has_attribute(x) 0
+#endif
+#ifndef __has_cpp_attribute
+#  define __has_cpp_attribute(x) 0
+#endif
+
+#if defined(_MSC_VER)
+#   define TIXML_FALLTHROUGH (void(0))
+#elif (__cplusplus >= 201703L && __has_cpp_attribute(fallthrough))
+#   define TIXML_FALLTHROUGH [[fallthrough]]
+#elif __has_cpp_attribute(clang::fallthrough)
+#   define TIXML_FALLTHROUGH [[clang::fallthrough]]
+#elif __has_attribute(fallthrough)
+#   define TIXML_FALLTHROUGH __attribute__((fallthrough))
+#else
+#   define TIXML_FALLTHROUGH (void(0))
+#endif
+
+
 #if defined(_MSC_VER) && (_MSC_VER >= 1400 ) && (!defined WINCE)
 	// Microsoft Visual Studio, version 2005 and higher. Not WinCE.
 	/*int _snprintf_s(
@@ -446,17 +467,17 @@ void XMLUtil::ConvertUTF32ToUTF8( unsigned long input, char* output, int* length
             --output;
             *output = static_cast<char>((input | BYTE_MARK) & BYTE_MASK);
             input >>= 6;
-            //fall through
+            TIXML_FALLTHROUGH;
         case 3:
             --output;
             *output = static_cast<char>((input | BYTE_MARK) & BYTE_MASK);
             input >>= 6;
-            //fall through
+            TIXML_FALLTHROUGH;
         case 2:
             --output;
             *output = static_cast<char>((input | BYTE_MARK) & BYTE_MASK);
             input >>= 6;
-            //fall through
+            TIXML_FALLTHROUGH;
         case 1:
             --output;
             *output = static_cast<char>(input | FIRST_BYTE_MARK[*length]);
@@ -2635,7 +2656,7 @@ void XMLPrinter::Write( const char* data, size_t size )
         fwrite ( data , sizeof(char), size, _fp);
     }
     else {
-        char* p = _buffer.PushArr( static_cast<int>(size) ) - 1;   // back up over the null terminator.
+        char* p = _buffer.PushArr( size ) - 1;   // back up over the null terminator.
         memcpy( p, data, size );
         p[size] = 0;
     }

tinyxml2.h

@@ -42,14 +42,6 @@ distribution.
 #endif
 #include <stdint.h>
 
-/*
-	gcc:
-        g++ -Wall -DTINYXML2_DEBUG tinyxml2.cpp xmltest.cpp -o gccxmltest.exe
-
-    Formatting, Artistic Style:
-        AStyle.exe --style=1tbs --indent-switches --break-closing-brackets --indent-preprocessor tinyxml2.cpp tinyxml2.h
-*/
-
 #if defined( _DEBUG ) || defined (__DEBUG__)
 #   ifndef TINYXML2_DEBUG
 #       define TINYXML2_DEBUG

xmltest.cpp

@@ -324,9 +324,9 @@ int main( int argc, const char ** argv )
 
 		printf( "Test file '%s' loaded. ErrorID=%d\n", argv[1], errorID );
 		if ( !errorID ) {
-			printf( "Load time=%u\n",   (unsigned)(loadTime - startTime) );
-			printf( "Delete time=%u\n", (unsigned)(deleteTime - loadTime) );
-			printf( "Total time=%u\n",  (unsigned)(deleteTime - startTime) );
+			printf( "Load time=%u\n",   static_cast<unsigned>(loadTime - startTime) );
+			printf( "Delete time=%u\n", static_cast<unsigned>(deleteTime - loadTime) );
+			printf( "Total time=%u\n",  static_cast<unsigned>(deleteTime - startTime) );
 		}
 		exit(0);
 	}
@@ -595,8 +595,8 @@ int main( int argc, const char ** argv )
 
 		result = ele->QueryDoubleAttribute( "attr0", &dVal );
 		XMLTest( "Query attribute: int as double", XML_SUCCESS, result);
-		XMLTest( "Query attribute: int as double", 1, (int)dVal );
-		XMLTest( "Query attribute: int as double", 1, (int)ele->DoubleAttribute("attr0"));
+		XMLTest( "Query attribute: int as double", 1, static_cast<int>(dVal) );
+		XMLTest( "Query attribute: int as double", 1, static_cast<int>(ele->DoubleAttribute("attr0")));
 
 		result = ele->QueryDoubleAttribute( "attr1", &dVal );
 		XMLTest( "Query attribute: double as double", XML_SUCCESS, result);
@@ -648,17 +648,17 @@ int main( int argc, const char ** argv )
 
 		{
 			XMLError queryResult = ele->QueryAttribute( "int", &iVal2 );
-			XMLTest( "Query int attribute generic", (int)XML_SUCCESS, queryResult);
+			XMLTest( "Query int attribute generic", static_cast<int>(XML_SUCCESS), queryResult);
 		}
 		{
 			XMLError queryResult = ele->QueryAttribute( "double", &dVal2 );
-			XMLTest( "Query double attribute generic", (int)XML_SUCCESS, queryResult);
+			XMLTest( "Query double attribute generic", static_cast<int>(XML_SUCCESS), queryResult);
 		}
 
 		XMLTest( "Attribute match test", "strValue", ele->Attribute( "str", "strValue" ) );
 		XMLTest( "Attribute round trip. c-string.", "strValue", cStr );
 		XMLTest( "Attribute round trip. int.", 1, iVal );
-		XMLTest( "Attribute round trip. double.", -1, (int)dVal );
+		XMLTest( "Attribute round trip. double.", -1, static_cast<int>(dVal) );
 		XMLTest( "Alternate query", true, iVal == iVal2 );
 		XMLTest( "Alternate query", true, dVal == dVal2 );
 		XMLTest( "Alternate query", true, iVal == ele->IntAttribute("int") );
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ int main( int argc, const char ** argv )
 		const unsigned char correctValue[] = {	0xd1U, 0x86U, 0xd0U, 0xb5U, 0xd0U, 0xbdU, 0xd0U, 0xbdU,
 												0xd0U, 0xbeU, 0xd1U, 0x81U, 0xd1U, 0x82U, 0xd1U, 0x8cU, 0 };
 
-		XMLTest( "UTF-8: Russian value.", (const char*)correctValue, element->Attribute( "value" ) );
+		XMLTest( "UTF-8: Russian value.", reinterpret_cast<const char*>(correctValue), element->Attribute( "value" ) );
 
 		const unsigned char russianElementName[] = {	0xd0U, 0xa0U, 0xd1U, 0x83U,
 														0xd1U, 0x81U, 0xd1U, 0x81U,
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ int main( int argc, const char ** argv )
 														0xd0U, 0xb9U, 0 };
 		const char russianText[] = "<\xD0\xB8\xD0\xBC\xD0\xB5\xD0\xB5\xD1\x82>";
 
-		XMLText* text = doc.FirstChildElement( "document" )->FirstChildElement( (const char*) russianElementName )->FirstChild()->ToText();
+		XMLText* text = doc.FirstChildElement( "document" )->FirstChildElement( reinterpret_cast<const char*>(russianElementName) )->FirstChild()->ToText();
 		XMLTest( "UTF-8: Browsing russian element name.",
 				 russianText,
 				 text->Value() );
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ int main( int argc, const char ** argv )
 			{
 				int v = 0;
 				XMLError queryResult = element->QueryAttribute("attrib", &v);
-				XMLTest("Attribute: int", (int)XML_SUCCESS, queryResult, true);
+				XMLTest("Attribute: int", static_cast<int>(XML_SUCCESS), queryResult, true);
 				XMLTest("Attribute: int", -100, v, true);
 			}
 			XMLTest("Attribute: int", -100, element->IntAttribute("attrib"), true);
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@ int main( int argc, const char ** argv )
 			{
 				unsigned v = 0;
 				XMLError queryResult = element->QueryAttribute("attrib", &v);
-				XMLTest("Attribute: unsigned", (int)XML_SUCCESS, queryResult, true);
+				XMLTest("Attribute: unsigned", static_cast<int>(XML_SUCCESS), queryResult, true);
 				XMLTest("Attribute: unsigned", unsigned(100), v, true);
 			}
 			{
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ int main( int argc, const char ** argv )
 			{
 				int64_t v = 0;
 				XMLError queryResult = element->QueryAttribute("attrib", &v);
-				XMLTest("Attribute: int64_t", (int)XML_SUCCESS, queryResult, true);
+				XMLTest("Attribute: int64_t", static_cast<int>(XML_SUCCESS), queryResult, true);
 				XMLTest("Attribute: int64_t", BIG, v, true);
 			}
 			XMLTest("Attribute: int64_t", BIG, element->Int64Attribute("attrib"), true);
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ int main( int argc, const char ** argv )
             {
                 uint64_t v = 0;
 				XMLError queryResult = element->QueryAttribute("attrib", &v);
-                XMLTest("Attribute: uint64_t", (int)XML_SUCCESS, queryResult, true);
+                XMLTest("Attribute: uint64_t", static_cast<int>(XML_SUCCESS), queryResult, true);
                 XMLTest("Attribute: uint64_t", BIG_POS, v, true);
             }
             XMLTest("Attribute: uint64_t", BIG_POS, element->Unsigned64Attribute("attrib"), true);
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ int main( int argc, const char ** argv )
 			{
 				bool v = false;
 				XMLError queryResult = element->QueryAttribute("attrib", &v);
-				XMLTest("Attribute: bool", (int)XML_SUCCESS, queryResult, true);
+				XMLTest("Attribute: bool", static_cast<int>(XML_SUCCESS), queryResult, true);
 				XMLTest("Attribute: bool", true, v, true);
 			}
 			XMLTest("Attribute: bool", true, element->BoolAttribute("attrib"), true);
@@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ int main( int argc, const char ** argv )
 			{
 				double v = 0;
 				XMLError queryResult = element->QueryAttribute("attrib", &v);
-				XMLTest("Attribute: bool", (int)XML_SUCCESS, queryResult, true);
+				XMLTest("Attribute: bool", static_cast<int>(XML_SUCCESS), queryResult, true);
 				XMLTest("Attribute: double", 100.0, v, true);
 			}
 			XMLTest("Attribute: double", 100.0, element->DoubleAttribute("attrib"), true);
@@ -940,7 +940,7 @@ int main( int argc, const char ** argv )
 			{
 				float v = 0;
 				XMLError queryResult = element->QueryAttribute("attrib", &v);
-				XMLTest("Attribute: float", (int)XML_SUCCESS, queryResult, true);
+				XMLTest("Attribute: float", static_cast<int>(XML_SUCCESS), queryResult, true);
 				XMLTest("Attribute: float", 100.0f, v, true);
 			}
 			XMLTest("Attribute: float", 100.0f, element->FloatAttribute("attrib"), true);
@@ -1068,15 +1068,15 @@ int main( int argc, const char ** argv )
 
 			unsigned  unsigned_value;
 			unsigned_value = root->FirstChildElement("unsigned")->UnsignedText();
-			XMLTest("PushText( unsigned value ) test", (unsigned)12, unsigned_value);
+			XMLTest("PushText( unsigned value ) test", static_cast<unsigned>(12), unsigned_value);
 
 			int64_t  int64_t_value;
 			int64_t_value = root->FirstChildElement("int64_t")->Int64Text();
-			XMLTest("PushText( int64_t value ) test", (int64_t) 13, int64_t_value);
+			XMLTest("PushText( int64_t value ) test", static_cast<int64_t>(13), int64_t_value);
 
 			uint64_t uint64_t_value;
 			uint64_t_value = root->FirstChildElement("uint64_t")->Unsigned64Text();
-			XMLTest("PushText( uint64_t value ) test", (uint64_t) 14, uint64_t_value);
+			XMLTest("PushText( uint64_t value ) test", static_cast<uint64_t>(14), uint64_t_value);
 
 			float  float_value;
 			float_value = root->FirstChildElement("float")->FloatText();
@@ -1397,7 +1397,7 @@ int main( int argc, const char ** argv )
 		buf[61] = 0;
 
 		XMLDocument doc;
-		doc.Parse( (const char*)buf);
+		doc.Parse( reinterpret_cast<const char*>(buf) );
 		XMLTest( "Broken CDATA", true, doc.Error() );
 	}
 
@@ -1753,7 +1753,7 @@ int main( int argc, const char ** argv )
 			unsigned unsignedValue = 0;
 			XMLError queryResult = pointElement->FirstChildElement( "y" )->QueryUnsignedText( &unsignedValue );
 			XMLTest( "QueryUnsignedText result", XML_SUCCESS, queryResult, false );
-			XMLTest( "QueryUnsignedText", (unsigned)1, unsignedValue, false );
+			XMLTest( "QueryUnsignedText", static_cast<unsigned>(1), unsignedValue, false );
 		}
 
 		{
@@ -2779,9 +2779,9 @@ int main( int argc, const char ** argv )
 #endif
 
 #if defined( _MSC_VER )
-		const double duration = 1000.0 * (double)(end - start) / ((double)freq * (double)COUNT);
+		const double duration = 1000.0 * static_cast<double>(end - start) / (static_cast<double>(freq) * static_cast<double>(COUNT));
 #else
-		const double duration = (double)(cend - cstart) / (double)COUNT;
+		const double duration = static_cast<double>(cend - cstart) / static_cast<double>(COUNT);
 #endif
 		printf("\nParsing dream.xml (%s): %.3f milli-seconds\n", note, duration);
 	}