This example shows how to handle XML vocabularies with polymorphic document root elements in the Embedded C++/Hybrid mapping. For general coverage of XML Schema polymorphism handling see the polymorphism example. The example consists of the following files: supermen.xsd XML Schema which describes supermen instance documents. person.xml superman.xml batman.xml Sample XML instance documents. supermen.hxx supermen.cxx supermen-pskel.hxx supermen-pskel.cxx supermen-pimpl.hxx supermen-pimpl.cxx supermen-pskel.hxx supermen-pskel.cxx supermen-pimpl.hxx supermen-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 supermen.xsd. The --generate-parser, --generate-serializer, and --generate-aggregate options were used to request the generation of the parsing and serialization code. The --generate-polymorphic option was used to request the generation of the polymorphism-aware code. Since our vocabulary uses substitution groups, the XSD/e compiler is able to automatically determine which type hierarchy is polymorphic (otherwise we would have had to use the --polymorphic-type option). The --generate-typeinfo option was used to request the generation of custom type information for polymorphic object model types. Finally, the --root-element option was used to specify the document root element. driver.cxx Driver for the example. It first calls the parser that constructs the object model from the input XML file. It then prints the content of the object model to STDERR at which point it determines the actual (dynamic) types of polymorphic objects. Finally, the driver calls the serializer to serialize the object model back to XML. To run the example on the sample XML instance documents simply execute: $ ./driver person.xml $ ./driver superman.xml $ ./driver batman.xml The example reads from STDIN if input file is not specified: $ ./driver