diff --git a/xmlparser.c b/xmlparser.c
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+/**
+ * test/demos/xmlparser.c
+ * Copyright (C) 2008 Markus Broeker
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <expat.h>
+
+#define MAXCHARS 80
+
+void start (void *data, const XML_Char * name, const XML_Char ** atts)
+{
+    int i = 0;
+    printf ("START TAG: %s\n", name);
+
+    while (atts[i] != NULL) {
+        printf ("\t[%.2d]: %s\n", i, atts[i]);
+        i++;
+    }
+}
+
+void end (void *data, const XML_Char * name)
+{
+    printf ("  END TAG: %s\n", name);
+}
+
+int main (int argc, char **argv)
+{
+    XML_Parser parser;
+    FILE *f;
+    char buffer[MAXCHARS + 1];
+
+    if (argc != 2) {
+        printf ("Usage: %s <xmlfile>\n", argv[0]);
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if ((f = fopen (argv[1], "r")) == NULL) {
+        fprintf (stderr, "Cannot open %s\n", argv[1]);
+        perror ("FOPEN");
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    if ((parser = XML_ParserCreate (NULL)) == NULL) {
+        perror ("XML_ParserCreate");
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    XML_SetElementHandler (parser, &start, &end);
+
+    while (fgets (buffer, MAXCHARS, f) != NULL) {
+        if (!XML_Parse (parser, buffer, strlen (buffer), 0))
+            printf ("XML-ERROR: %s\n", XML_ErrorString (XML_GetErrorCode (parser)));
+    }
+
+    XML_ParserFree (parser);
+
+    if (fclose (f)) {
+        perror ("FCLOSE");
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
+    }
+
+    return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}