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# CFXMLParserStatusCode

The various status and error flags that can be returned by the parser.

```
struct CFXMLParserStatusCode
```

## Overview

Parser status is determined by calling the [`CFXMLParserGetStatusCode`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFXMLParserGetStatusCode) function. The parser reports errors to your application by invoking the [`CFXMLParserHandleErrorCallBack`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFXMLParserHandleErrorCallBack) function.

## Topics

### Constants

[`statusParseNotBegun`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFXMLParserStatusCode/statusParseNotBegun)

Indicates the parser has not begun.

[`statusParseInProgress`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFXMLParserStatusCode/statusParseInProgress)

Indicates the parser is in progress.

[`kCFXMLStatusParseSuccessful`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFXMLParserStatusCode/kCFXMLStatusParseSuccessful)

Indicates the parser was successful.

[`errorUnexpectedEOF`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFXMLParserStatusCode/errorUnexpectedEOF)

Indicates an unexpected EOF occurred.

[`errorUnknownEncoding`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFXMLParserStatusCode/errorUnknownEncoding)

Indicates an unknown encoding error.

[`errorEncodingConversionFailure`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFXMLParserStatusCode/errorEncodingConversionFailure)

Indicates an encoding conversion error.

[`errorMalformedProcessingInstruction`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFXMLParserStatusCode/errorMalformedProcessingInstruction)

Indicates a malformed processing instruction.

[`errorMalformedDTD`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFXMLParserStatusCode/errorMalformedDTD)

Indicates a malformed DTD.

[`errorMalformedName`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFXMLParserStatusCode/errorMalformedName)

Indicates a malformed name.

[`errorMalformedCDSect`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFXMLParserStatusCode/errorMalformedCDSect)

Indicates a malformed CDATA section.

[`errorMalformedCloseTag`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFXMLParserStatusCode/errorMalformedCloseTag)

Indicates a malformed close tag.

[`errorMalformedStartTag`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFXMLParserStatusCode/errorMalformedStartTag)

Indicates a malformed start tag.

[`errorMalformedDocument`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFXMLParserStatusCode/errorMalformedDocument)

Indicates a malformed document.

[`errorElementlessDocument`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFXMLParserStatusCode/errorElementlessDocument)

Indicates a document containing no elements.

[`errorMalformedComment`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFXMLParserStatusCode/errorMalformedComment)

Indicates a malformed comment.

[`errorMalformedCharacterReference`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFXMLParserStatusCode/errorMalformedCharacterReference)

Indicates a malformed character reference.

[`errorMalformedParsedCharacterData`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFXMLParserStatusCode/errorMalformedParsedCharacterData)

Indicates malformed character data.

[`errorNoData`](/documentation/CoreFoundation/CFXMLParserStatusCode/errorNoData)

Indicates a no data error.


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