C++ Parser for VOTable

  The C++ VOTable parser is a C++ library for  access to VOTable files. The APIs provided
can be used directly to develop VOTable applications without having to carry out raw 
VOTable processsing. The parser supports reading of VOTables and pure XML TABLEDATA. 
It runs on Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 and RedHat Linux 7.1. The overall structure 
of the parser is very similar ot that of the CFITSIO library.

Currently the parser  supports only the reading of VOTables and pure-XML TABLEDATA.  
The parser currently does not support teh reading of binar or FITS data streams, nor does it 
support the writing of VOTables. 

Some Implementation Features

The parser is implemented as a wrapper over XALAN-C++, an XSLT processor 
and provides for an API based interface to access VOTable files. 
Since XALAN-C++ is a robust implementation of the W3C Recommendations for 
XSL Transformations (XSLT) and the XML Path Language (XPath), XPath queries can be 
used to access the VOTable data. As a result future enhancements to
the parser can be incorporated quickly and efficiently.

The parser was developed by Persistent Systems Pvt. Ltd. and IUCAA as part of the VO-I project.


VOTable format

  The VOTable format is a proposed XML(Extensible Markup Language) standard for the
exchange of tabular data, with particular emphasis on astronomical tables. 
A table here is taken to be  an unordered set of rows, each of a uniform format, as specified 
in the table metadata. Each row is a sequence of table cells, 
and each of these is either a primitive data type, or an array of such primitives.  The 
VOTable format was developed by .....
For more information on VOTable go to "http://us-vo.org/VOTable".



  Object Model


  


  Downloads

VOTable
 Parser
 Version
                  Windows32
              (Built with MSVC6.0)
                                              Linux Redhat 7.1
                                             (Built with g++2.96)
  1.2
            VOTableParser1_2win32.zip
                                          VOTableParser1_2linux.zip
  1.1
            VOTableParser1_1win32.zip
                                          VOTableParser1_2linux.zip


Change log is available here.

API Documentation is available here.

Source code is available here. Please see the copyright and disclaimer here before downloading the source code.

Coming Up Soon

Support for streaming in order to read large VOTable documents and real time data in VOTable format.


Please send comments and questions to <voindia@vo.iucaa.ernet.in>.
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<p class="line1" align="left">This project has been undertaken by the <a
href="http://www.iucaa.ernet.in/">Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and
Astrophysics </a>and <a href="http://www.persistent.co.in/">Persistent Systems</a>,
Pune as part of the VOI initiative.</p>

<p class="line1" align="left">This is a C++ parser for the <a
href="http://www.us-vo.org/VOTable/index.html">VOTable XML format</a> as part
of the VOI (Virtual Observatory India) project. </p>

<p class="line1" align="left">Please send comments and questions to &lt;<a
href="mailto:voindia@vo.iucaa.ernet.in">voindia@vo.iucaa.ernet.in</a>&gt;.</p>


<p class="line1">
<center><p class="line2"><b>Downloads</b></p></center>

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  <font color="white"><center>VOTable Parser<br> Version</center></font>
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   <font color="white"><center>Windows32<br>(Built with MSVC6.0)</center></font>
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   <font color="white"><center>Linux Redhat 7.1<br>(Built with g++2.96)</center></font>
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  <font color="brown"><center>1.2</center></font>
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  <a href="http://vo.iucaa.ernet.in/~voi/newsite_jan31/VOTableParser1_2win32.zip"><center>VOTableParser1_2win32.zip</center></a>
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  <a href="http://vo.iucaa.ernet.in/~voi/newsite_jan31/VOTableParser1_2linux.zip"><center>VOTableParser1_2linux.zip</center></a>
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   <font color="brown"><center>1.1</center></font>
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  <a href="http://vo.iucaa.ernet.in/~voi/newsite_jan31/VOTableParser1_1win32.zip"><center>VOTableParser1_1win32.zip</center></a>
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  <a href="http://vo.iucaa.ernet.in/~voi/newsite_jan31/VOTableParser1_2linux.zip"><center>VOTableParser1_2linux.zip</center></a>
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<p class="line1" align="left"><b>Change log </b>is available <a
href="http://vo.iucaa.ernet.in/~voi/newsite_jan31/VOTableChangeLog.htm">here</a>.</p>

<p class="line1"><b>API Documentation</b> is available <a
href="http://vo.iucaa.ernet.in/~voi/newsite_jan31/apidocs/index.html">here</a>.</p>

<p class="line1"><b>Source code</b> is available <a
href="http://vo.iucaa.ernet.in/~voi/newsite_jan31/VOTableParser1_2src.zip">here</a>. Please
see the copyright and disclaimer <a href="copyright.txt">here</a> before
downloading the source code.</p>


<center><p class="line2"><b>Salient implementation features</b></p></center>

     <p class="line1">The parser is implemented as
     a wrapper over XALAN-C++, an XSLT processor and provides for an API based
     interface to access VOTable files. </p>
     <p class="line1">Since XALAN-C++ is a robust
     implementation of&nbsp; is a robust implementation of the W3C
     Recommendations for XSL Transformations (XSLT) and the XML Path Language
     (XPath), XPath queries can be used to access the VOTable data. As a result
     future enhancements to the parser can be incorporated quickly and efficiently.</p>

<center><p class="line2"><b>Object Model</b></p></center>

<p><img border=0 width=519 height=673 id="_x0000_i1025"
src="IUCAAWriteup_files/iucaaw1.jpg" alt="wpe2.jpg (29666 bytes)"></p>

<p>&nbsp;</p>

<center><p class="line2"><b>Current Scope</b></p></center>
  <p class="line1">*&nbsp;Support only for reading of
     tables </p>
  <p class="line1">*&nbsp;Support only for pure-XML
     TABLEDATA and not for BINARY or FITS data streams </p>


<center><p class="line2"><b>Coming Up Soon</b></p></center>
 <p class="line1">Support for streaming in order to read large VOTable
documents and real time data in VOTable format.</p>