This example shows how to save/load the C++/Hybrid object model to/from XDR (eXternal Data Representation) binary format using XDR streams. The XDR API is available out of the box on most POSIX systems as part of Sun RPC. On other platforms you may need to install a third-party library which provides the XDR API. The example consists of the following files: library.xsd XML Schema which describes a library of books. library.xml Sample XML instance document. library.hxx library.cxx library-pskel.hxx library-pskel.cxx library-pimpl.hxx library-pimpl.cxx library-pskel.hxx library-pskel.cxx library-pimpl.hxx library-pimpl.cxx Object model (the first pair of files), parser skeletons (the second pair), parser implementations (the third pair), serializer skeletons (the fourth pair), and serializer implementations (the fifth pair). These files are generated by the XSD/e compiler from library.xsd. The --generate-parser, --generate-serializer, and --generate-aggregate options were used to request the generation of the parsing and serialization code. The --generate-insertion and --generate-extraction options were used to generate the insertion and extraction operations for the XDR streams. driver.cxx Driver for the example. It first calls the parser that constructs the object model from the input XML file. It then saves the object model to the XDR representation and loads it back. Finally, the driver calls the serializer to serialize the loaded object model back to XML. To run the example on the sample XML instance document simply execute: $ ./driver library.xml The example reads from STDIN if input file is not specified: $ ./driver