init(contentsOf:options:)

Declaration

convenience init(contentsOf url: URL, options mask: XMLNode.Options = []) throws

Parameters

• url:

  An Nsurl object identifying a URL source.

• mask:

  A bit mask specifying input options; bit-OR multiple options. The current valid options are NSXMLNodePreserveWhitespace and NSXMLNodePreserveEntities; these constants are described in the “Constants” section of the Xmlnode reference.

Return Value

An initialized NSXMLDTD object or nil if initialization fails because of parsing errors or other reasons.

Discussion

You use this method to create a stand-alone DTD which you can thereafter query and use for validation. You can associate the DTD created through this message with a document by setting the dtd property on an XMLDocument object.

See Also

Related Documentation

• validate()
• Tree-Based XML Programming Guide

Initializing an NSXMLDTD Object

• init(data:options:)