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Gollum, also known as Sméagol, was a creature (originally a Stoorish Hobbit) who bore the One Ring. He lived in the Misty Mountains for most of his life. In T.A. 2941 he lost the Ring to Bilbo Baggins. For the rest of his life he sought to recover his "precious" "birthday present". In T.A. 3019 he followed the Fellowship of the Ring and met Frodo Baggins. After leading Frodo into Mordor and betraying him to Shelob he finally seized the Ring in Sammath Naur. In his euphoria he died and destroyed the Ring after falling into the cracks of Mount Doom.
He is described as being small , with large eyes that seemed to glow and to appear like telescopes, as well as a scrawny neck and soft clammy fingers. He moved like a spider, and several references suggest that he was black in colour, though it could be said that it only looked as if he was black, as most if not all of the descriptions were in the dark. In The Hobbit it is mentioned that he has six teeth, but this statement probably changed in the The Lord of the Rings as he had the ability to give deep bites, and was able to bite off Frodo's finger.
Early life
Once a Stoorish Hobbit, Sméagol spent the early years of his life living with his extended family under a Matriarch, his grandmother. This was during the Watchful Peace, when Sauron was in the East.
Around the year T.A. 2463 Sméagol became the fourth Bearer of the One Ring, after Sauron, Isildur, and Déagol. Déagol was a close relative, and on Sméagol's birthday they went fishing in the Gladden Fields. It was there that Déagol found a gold ring, after being pulled into the water by a large fish. Sméagol demanded the ring as a birthday present and strangled Deágol when he refused. Sméagol was quickly corrupted further by the ring and, banished by his people, was forced to find a home in a cave in the Misty Mountains. The Ring's malignant influence twisted his Hobbit body and mind and prolonged his life far beyond its natural limits. He called it his "Precious" or his "Birthday Present," the latter as a justification for killing Déagol.
He lived in the Misty Mountains for over four hundred years, living on raw fish, which he caught from his small raft, and Goblins, and in later years he found Hobbit and Elven food repulsive.
During his centuries under the Ring's influence, he developed a sort of multiple personality disorder: Sméagol, his "good" personality, still vaguely remembered things like friendship and love, while Gollum, his "bad" personality, was a slave to the Ring and would kill anyone who tried to take it. Years later, Samwise Gamgee would name the good personality "Slinker" (for his fawning, eager-to-please demeanour), and the bad personality "Stinker". The two personalities often quarrelled when he talked to himself (as Tolkien put it, "through not having anyone else to speak to") and had a love/hate relationship, mirroring Gollum's love and hatred for the Ring and for himself.
Departure of the Ring
In July T.A. 2941, during the Quest of Erebor, the Hobbit Bilbo Baggins stumbled upon the subterranean lake on which Gollum lived and found the Ring. Gollum had lost the Ring in the network of caves leading to the lake, though in fact it is more proper to say that the Ring abandoned Gollum, for it was known to have a will of its own. As Gandalf said later, it looked after itself, trying to get back to Sauron. After the famous Riddle Game, during which Gollum was unaware of his loss, Gollum refused to show Bilbo the promised way out and plotted to murder him. When he went to get his "birthday present," however, he found that it was gone. He suddenly realised the answer to Bilbo's last riddle - "What have I got in my pocket?" - and flew into a rage. Bilbo inadvertantly stumbled across the Ring's power of invisibility as he ran, allowing him to follow Gollum to the entrance of the cave. There, Bilbo at first thought to kill Gollum, but was overcome with pity, so he jumped over him to escape. As Bilbo ran, Gollum cried out, "Thief! Thief, Baggins! We hates it forever!"
Gollum left the Mountains and pursued Bilbo a few years later, but the trail was cold. He made his way into Mordor, where he was captured and forced to reveal what he knew about the Ring. Gollum was then set free, but caught by Aragorn, who placed him in the care of the Silvan Elves living in Thranduil's kingdom in Mirkwood. After a coordinated attack, he escaped into Moria.
The War of the Ring
Gollum picked up the trail of the new Ring-bearer, Frodo Baggins, as he and the Fellowship of the Ring traveled through Moria. On January 15, T.A. 3019 the Fellowship was divided when Gandalf disappeared while fighting a Balrog. Gollum continued trailing the remaining members. It is unknown how he crossed the Bridge of Khazad-dûm, but he came with them to Lothlórien without their knowing. Gollum, floating on a log, followed their boats down Anduin to Rauros. He pursued Frodo and Sam across the Emyn Muil when they struck out on their own towards Mordor. Gollum followed them, but after a confrontation in which he bit and nearly strangled Sam, Frodo subdued him. Frodo tied an Elvish rope around Gollum's ankle for a leash, but the mere touch of the rope pained him. Taking pity on the wretched creature, Frodo made Gollum swear to help them. Agreeing to the oath, Gollum swore by the "Precious" itself, and Frodo released him. The unlikely company, guided by Gollum, made their way to the Black Gate, the entrance to Mordor.
Frodo's kindness brought out the "Sméagol" personality, and he made at least some effort to keep his promise. The two had a strange sort of bond from both having been Ringbearers; in Gollum, Frodo saw his possible future, and so wanted to save him so he could save himself.
When the Black Gate was reached and found to be well guarded, Gollum convinced them not to go that way, saying that they would be caught and Sauron would regain the Ring. Gollum said he would lead them south, where he knew of another entrance into Mordor.
Frodo and Sam were caught by Faramir, and Gollum followed them. When Frodo allowed Faramir to briefly take Sméagol prisoner, however, he felt betrayed, allowing the "Gollum" personality to take control. Faramir found out that the place Gollum was taking them was called Cirith Ungol. He then warned Frodo and Sam of the evil of that place.
Frodo, Sam, and Gollum left Faramir and began crossing the pass of Cirith Ungol in the border-mountains of the Ephel Dúath. Gollum visited the great spider Shelob, because he was planning to betray the Hobbits to her and then get the Ring for himself. When he returned the Hobbits were asleep. The sight of Frodo sleeping nearly moved Gollum to repent. However, Sam woke up and spoke harshly to Gollum, and all hope of redemption was lost. Gollum followed through with his plan and led Frodo and Sam into Shelob's lair.
Just as Frodo warned him, Gollum's betrayal of his oath ultimately led to his undoing, for Frodo and Sam escaped from Shelob's lair and came against all odds to the volcano Orodruin, or Mount Doom. Gollum followed them all the way, seeking a chance to surprise them and take the Ring. When Frodo and Sam had almost reached their destination, he attacked, but failed to get the Ring. Sam, who had hated Gollum on sight, tried to bring himself to kill him, but relented out of sheer pity and disgust, turning his back on the beaten creature.
Moments later, Frodo was standing on the edge of the Crack of Doom, but, unwilling to destroy the Ring, claimed it for himself and put it on. Then Gollum attacked again. The two fought whilst Frodo was invisible and finally Gollum bit off Frodo's finger.
Here Frodo's kindness in sparing Gollum's life was rewarded, for Gollum then teetered on the edge of the great pit, lost his balance and fell in, taking the Ring and finger with him with a last cry of "Preciouss!". Had Gollum not lived to play this final part, there would have been a good chance that Sauron would have regained the Ring, as he knew where Frodo was as soon as he put the Ring on.
Sméagol was the most inquisitive and curious-minded of his community. He owed his name to the fact that he was interested in roots, deep pools, he burrowed and tunnelled under trees, plants and mounds.
There is some debate about the nature of his impulse to kill Déagol. Some maintain that Sméagol, as a Hobbit, was good at heart, and it was entirely the Ring's doing. But the more popular and perhaps more likely opinion is that Sméagol was harboring dark thoughts to begin with. Their argument bases on several points, including...
- The sight of the Ring at the council or at many points in the journey of the Fellowship did not cause anyone to suddenly murder someone else.
- It is possible for Hobbits to be evil; for instance, Ted Sandyman and Lotho Sackville-Baggins.
- In the chapter The Shadow of the Past, Gandalf mentions that Bilbo was corrupted far more slowly by the Ring because his adventures with it began with an act of mercy, while Gollum began his with murder.
Sméagol's name is Old English one, from sméah, and adjective meaning "creeping in, penetrating". This title was also applied by the Anglo-Saxons to the Biblical Cain, from the story of Cain's murder of his brother Abel in Genesis. This draws a clear connection between the two.
Sméagol's "real" name was Trahald, of the meaning "burrowing, worming in" or "apt to creep into a hole". In both Westron and Old English, Sméagol's name is related to Smaug's: Smaug's name in "true Dalish" was Trāgu, and the Trah- stem in Trahald and Trâgu is thus an analogue of the Germanic stem present in both Sméagol and Smaug.
In both the 1981 BBC radio adaptation and in Peter Jackson's films Sméagol is pronounced as "SMEE-gol", although the placement of the acute accent suggests that the correct pronunciation is "SMAY-uh-gol". On the other hand, in Tolkien's recordings of The Lord of the Rings he also pronounced it "SMEE-gol" or "SMEE-AH-GOL", suggesting that éa should either be pronounced as a long "i"-sound or as a diphthong ea, and not as two distinct vowels "e" and "a". Tolkien had a habit in his writing to put diacritics in varying places, as can also be seen in the name Eärendil, which also occurs spelt Ëarendil.
Other versions of the Legendarium
In the first edition of The Hobbit, Gollum did not appear quite as wretched or as bound to the Ring. Tolkien revised this characterisation to fit the concept of the Ruling Ring developed during the writing of The Lord of the Rings. Tolkien then explained the version given in the first edition as a lie that Bilbo made up to tell the Dwarves and Gandalf.[2]
Portrayal in adaptations
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1977: The Hobbit (1977 film):
- Gollum is a frog-like green creature, voiced by Brother Theodore. Here, his "Gollum" noise sounds like muttering instead of swallowing.
1978: The Lord of the Rings (1978 film):
- Gollum is depicted as a skinny, dark grey creature, voiced by Peter Woodthorpe.
1980:The Return of the King (1980 film):
- Brother Theodore reprised his role from the earlier Rankin/Bass production. Some footage from The Hobbit was reused to introduce the viewer to the story.
2001-03: The Lord of the Rings (film series):
- Gollum is a CGI-motion capture creature voiced by actor Andy Serkis. He is barely glimpsed in The Fellowship of the Ring, where he is voiced by Dominic Monaghan in absence of Serkis. Gollum becomes a central character in The Two Towers and The Return of the King. The groundbreaking CGI character was built around Serkis's voice, movements and expressions, sometimes by using a motion capture suit which recorded his movements and applied them to the digital character, and sometimes by the more laborious process of digitally "painting out" Serkis's image and replacing it with Gollum's. In one such shot in The Two Towers, Serkis' real spittle can be seen emerging from Gollum's mouth.
- In The Return of the King Serkis himself appears in a flashback scene as Sméagol before his degeneration into Gollum. This scene was originally earmarked for The Two Towers but held back because it was felt that audiences would relate better to the original Sméagol once they were more familiar with who he became. The decision to include this scene meant that Gollum's face had to be redesigned for the second and third movies so that it would more closely resemble Serkis'.
2012-14: The Hobbit (film series):
- Andy Serkis will reprise his role as Gollum.[3]
Radio series
1955: The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series):
- The voice of Gollum is provided by Gerik Schjelderup.[4]
1968: The Hobbit (1968 radio series):
- The narrator refers to Gollum (voiced by Wolfe Morris) as "Galloom", even though Gollum himself manages to pronounce his name correctly. Gollum's role is based on that of the second edition of The Hobbit.[5]
1979: The Lord of the Rings (1979 radio series):
- Gail Chugg provided the voice of Gollum.
1981: The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series):
- Gollum, again performed by Peter Woodthorpe, has the first lines of the play (save the narrator). He is described as "slimy and as dark than darkness".[6]
2002: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game):
- Gollum, voiced by Quinton Flynn, is seen thrice: first, in the introduction scene, he is stooping over his precious, dashing away from the camera. He is a creature in colour and clothing much like Jackson's version. He is briefly glimpsed again in Moria, but not more than a dark shape with a green outline can be seen.[7] His most important role is in the final stages of the game: he can be seen atop several ridges, and can even be visited on a rock on the shores of Nen Hithoel. He throws a fish, the "Xiphiidae", at "Ranger". This will become the most deadly weapon in the game, and replaces Andúril in the weapon slots.[8]
2003: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (video game):
- Gollum is accompanying Sam and Frodo during Osgiliath mission and the is the final boss of the game at the Crack of Doom. Unlike all other enemies of the game, he takes no damage from any attacks - instead the players must perform combinations to push him into lava below.
2003: Sierra's The Hobbit:
- Gollum appears in a cut scene after the level "Riddles in the Dark". Only Bilbo's last riddle - "What have I got in my pocket?" - is shown, after which Gollum spouts out all possible answers in one sentence rather than in three turns. Gollum is a dark grey, hobbit-like creature with seven spiky teeth, who walks on all fours like an ape would, and like his Rankin/Bass counterpart, his "Gollum" noise is a muttering instead of a swallowing. He is voiced by Daran Norris.[9]
2004: The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring:
- Gollum is a "Hero" unit for the Servants of the Enemy, used primarily for scout missions.
2004: The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth:
- Gollum is a "Hero" for the Mordor factions. His health is extremely low and his attacks extremely weak, but has value for the scout missions.
2006: The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II:
- In non-storyline battles, stealthed Gollum is roaming the map. If detected and killed, he drops The One Ring, which can give huge advantage to the side that gets it.
2007: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- Gollum is encountered thrice, though the player has yet to know his name. The first time he is met in southern Trollshaws, where the player prevents him from attacking the baby of two Fishermen; the second time he is seen in southern Mirkwood, where the player must defeat the Orcs who attempts to capture him, the third time is on the Shores of Anduin, where the player has to make sure he does not fall prey to the spiders.
2012: Guardians of Middle-earth:
- Gollum is a striker-type "guardian" with four abilities: Throttle, My Precious, Coward and We are starved.[10]
See also
External links
- ↑
- ↑ Bonniejean Christensen, Jared Lobdell (ed.), "Gollum's Character Transformation in The Hobbit", published in A Tolkien Compass, pages 7-26
- ↑ Peter Jackson, "Production begins in New Zealand on The Hobbit" dated 20 March 2011, Facebook (accessed 21 December 2011)
- ↑ Radio Times, Volume 133, No. 1723, November 16, 1956
- ↑ The Hobbit (1968 radio series), "Riddles in the Dark"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series), "The Long Awaited Party"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game), "3 Passages"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game), "Amon Hen"
- ↑ The Hobbit (2003 video game), "Riddles in the Dark"
- ↑ "Guardians of Middle-earth: Gollum", Guardians of Middle-earth official website (accessed 16 July 2012)
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Flu season is off to an earlier than usual start this year with large numbers of cases being reported around the country. The flu is not prevalent in unusually high numbers in Montezuma County, but it's early in the season and the flu vaccine is still available and highly recommended. It takes the vaccine about two weeks to take effect, so the sooner you get the vaccine, the better, if you've not already done so.
The flu can be especially dangerous for small children, and Cortez pediatrician Anne Christian, MD, has tips for parents and caregivers of kids to help prevent the spread of the flu and keep the little ones healthy in general throughout the winter months. "I'm not seeing huge numbers of flu cases yet this year but I have had to hospitalize two children for the illness," said Christian.
If you've not yet had your children vaccinated for the flu, it's not too late. "In our clinics we have preservative-free vaccines that contain no mercury and are safe for any child over the age of six months," said Christian. She recommends that everyone in households with young children - especially those under six months old - get vaccinated. "This provides protection for the very young infants who can't get the vaccine," said Christian.
If a child (or an adult) begins to have flu-like symptoms they should see their healthcare provider as quickly as possible. "Tamiflu is an antiviral medication that blunts the severity of the symptoms and shortens the duration of the flu, but it needs to be given within 48 hours of exposure to the virus," said Christian. Tamiflu is safe for children one year and older.
Another illness common in the winter months is respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). It typically causes mild cold-like symptoms in adults and healthy children, but it can be quite dangerous for babies and children with compromised immune systems or chronic illnesses such as asthma. Because it is a virus (like the flu and the common cold), antibiotics are not used in treating RSV. Most cases resolve without treatment but serious cases may require hospitalization for the administration of oxygen and IV fluids.
"I'm seeing a high number of respiratory illnesses and quite a few cases of viruses that are causing vomiting and diarrhea," said Christian, noting that sometimes RSV and other respiratory illnesses have a gastrointestinal component.
There are many common-sense measures that parents can take to keep children - and the whole family - healthy during the winter months when viruses tend to peak. "Frequent hand washing is a very important preventive measure that everyone can take," said Christian. Thirty to sixty seconds of hand washing with warm, soapy water followed by thorough drying can go a long way toward preventing the spread of many infections. "I recommend that parents wash their hands frequently, especially when caring for sick children, before preparing food, and after diaper changes," said Christian. Parents should teach their children the importance of frequent and thorough hand washing as well. When soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
Keeping children home from school and day care when they are sick is the responsible thing to do to keep illnesses from spreading to other children, teachers, and caregivers. Anyone who has had the flu should stay at home for 24 hours after their temperature has returned to normal without the use of fever-reducing medications.
"Reschedule play dates if your child is sick or another child is showing symptoms of illness," said Christian. To the greatest degree possible, don't take small babies to public places and keep all children away from family members and friends who are ill. "Even a sneeze by someone nearby can make a child sick," said Christian. "The checkout line at Walmart is probably not the healthiest place to be during cold and flu season." When you need to sneeze or cough cover your nose and mouth with several tissues or sneeze or cough into the crook of your arm rather than into bare hands.
Everyone, but especially children, should get plenty of rest during the winter months to help ward off illnesses. Christian also recommends vitamin supplements, specifically A, C, and D, along with eating dark berries for their antioxidant benefits. "Parents should talk to their children's doctor about the possibility of probiotic supplements as well," said Christian.
Keeping children away from second-hand cigarette smoke is essential to keeping them healthy year-round, and even more so in the winter months. Also, making sure that kids stay well-hydrated is important. "Hydration helps stabilize the temperature and keep the metabolism working well," said Christian.
Be certain that children are appropriately dressed when they go outside to play and when temperatures are extremely low, outdoor time should be both monitored and limited. Keeping children warm is important, but don't load them up with too many layers of clothing. Overdressing, especially in babies under a year of age, is associated with SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome), according to Christian.
Preventing the spread of colds, the flu, and other wintertime illnesses is everyone's responsibility. "Do your part to stay healthy and keep others from getting sick," said Christian. "I love caring for children in my office, but I'd much rather be seeing them for their well-child checkups than treating them for illnesses that could have been prevented."
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According to the Banking Times "lenders selling PPI can expect to earn £1,200 from a policy that costs £20 to provide". Is it any wonder that PPI providers cut corners?
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Decorating with Holiday Candles
Floating candle
Light up family dinners or holiday parties with this pretty candle. Place greenery at the bottom of a glass jar; fill jar about two-thirds full of water. Add cranberries and a floating candle.
Pillar power
Simple white pillars of varying heights make an impressive and inexpensive display. Use what you already have at home along with some new ones. Ribbon scraps pinned around a few candles will add festive flair.
Candy-cane candles
Give plain red pillar candles an extra color punch with candy-cane sticks or polka-dot ribbon. Use glue or heavy-duty double-stick tape to attach candy canes to the candle.
Light the night
Illuminate your table with holiday warmth. Group coordinating glass pieces you already own—think votives, vases, flutes and tumblers—then pop in candles or tea lights.
Jeweled candles
Press-on gems dress up glass cup candles for the season. Place the gems in rows for a unified look or vary the placement for a more casual appearance.
Carnation candle holders
Encircle glass hurricanes with carnation "wreaths." Create the wreaths with florist foam wreath bases, scarlet carnations and small ball ornaments.
Candles and cranberries
Start with cylinders of varying heights. Place red flowers, such as roses and amaryllises, and greenery in a metal flower frog. Attach the frog inside the cylinder using double-sided florist's tape. Cover the flowers with water, float cranberries on top and place a floating candle amid the berries. Change water daily. The piece should last up to seven days.
Easy jar display
Use canning jars for quick and easy candle holders. Tie a ribbon around the top of each jar, fill each jar about two-thirds full of water and add a floating candle. Embellish the display with sprigs of evergreen and glass ornaments if you like.
Sparkle and shine
Turn crystal wineglasses upside down and place pillar candles on the bottoms. A small beaded garland around the base of each candle adds extra sparkle, while a silvery tray reflects flickering light.
Candles and fruit
Place pillar candles, evergreen branches, pinecones and clementines on a beveled-edge mirror for a nature-inspired tabletop arrangement. Don't like orange? Bring in green pears or red apples for traditional holiday color.
Lovely luminarias
Try a layered look for luminarias. Be sure the materials you choose cannot catch fire if candle wax or flames touch them, or use battery-powered candles for safety. To make our luminarias in glass vases, place fat white candles on top of half of the river rocks you wish to use. Continue placing black rocks inside to anchor the candle. Magnolia leaves and a sprinkling of red winterberries complete the look. Don't use holly; in cold weather, it turns black.
Bowl Them Over
This mirrored centerpiece glistens with candles securely set on its wide edge. Glass votives around a glass bowl with frosty ornaments create a similar look.
Candle Cakewalk
Use a cake plate as the base for a winter vignette of candles, trees, ornaments and faux snow. Place in front of a mirror for glittering reflections.
Antique illusion
Give bargain glass vases the lustrous look of mercury glass with a spray-on mirror finish. We used Krylon's Looking Glass Mirror-Like Paint. Lightly spray water inside clean vases, then spray the same area with mirror finish. (Paint should run, creating an aged, crackled effect.) Turn upside down to dry. For a heavier finish, repeat. Remember, don't leave lit candles unattended.
Kitchen Brilliance
Line a colander with clear cellophane and nestle snowball candles and glass snowflake ornaments in non-flammable, crafts-store snow.
Natural Style
Use nature's bounty for a coffee-table arrangement. Shells hold votives on a lightly flocked wreath accented with starfish and coral.
Mix and Match
Choose a theme for a candle display. Then group candles and holders that are related, but have different shapes and sizes. Here, the forest mix of an evergreen, wintry branches and pinecones works because of the simplicity of the white candles.
Sconce Magic
Make a faux candle sconce by placing a taper in a tall candlestick in front of a round mirror or silver tray. Put one on either side of a fireplace mantel for double the shine.
Spell it Out
Use white wax candle beads and loose wicks to fill shallow containers and spell out greetings that can go anywhere around the house. Look for interesting vessels to showcase this unique candle option.
Candle Tips
BE SAFE when using candles. Never leave a lit candle unattended. Burn candles in appropriate candleholders and on stable, heat-resistant surfaces. Keep them away from anything flammable such as furniture, drapes, bedding, holiday decorations and so on. Avoid placing them in traffic patterns. Keep them safely out of reach of small children and pets.
BEFORE YOU ENTERTAIN, light and extinguish candles once. They will light more quickly later.
REFRIGERATE candles before use so they will burn more slowly and evenly. Wrap them in foil or plastic to keep wicks from moisture.
KEEP LIT candles out of drafts to prevent rapid, uneven burning and excessive dripping.
BLOW OUT a candle by holding your finger in front of the flame and blowing at your finger. The air flow around your finger will extinguish the candle from both sides, eliminating hot wax splattering. Or use a candlesnuffer. Do not use water. It splatters hot wax and can cause glass containers to break.
EXTINGUISH votive candles when a half-inch of wax remains. Put out pillar candles when the wax pool nears the outer edge.
BATTERY-POWERED CANDLES are a great alternative for any situation where you are concerned about open flames.
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Parsing XML with DataSet
The fifth and final method we will use to parse an XML file into memory uses the
DataSet class. The example code is shown in Listing Nine.
Listing Nine: Parsing XML using DataSet
using System; using System.Xml; using System.Data; using CommonLib; // Suite class definition using InfoLib; // DisplayInfo() method namespace Run { class Class1 { [STAThread] static void Main(string[] args) { DataSet ds = new DataSet(); ds.ReadXml("..\\..\\..\\..\\testCases.xml"); InfoLib.DataSetInfo.DisplayInfo(ds); // show table, column, relation names CommonLib.Suite s = new CommonLib.Suite(); foreach (DataRow row in ds.Tables["testcase"].Rows) { CommonLib.TestCase tc = new CommonLib.TestCase(); tc.id = row["id"].ToString(); tc.kind = row["kind"].ToString(); tc.expected = row["expected"].ToString(); DataRow[] children = row.GetChildRows("testcase_inputs"); // relation name tc.arg1 = (children[0]["arg1"]).ToString(); // there is only 1 row in children tc.arg2 = (children[0]["arg2"]).ToString(); s.items.Add(tc); } s.Display(); } // Main() } // class Class1 } // ns
We start by reading the XML file directly into a
System.Data.DataSet object using the
ReadXml() method. A
DataSet object can be thought of as an in-memory relational database. The XML data ends up in two tables, "testcase" and "inputs," that are related through a relation "testcase_inputs." The key to using this
DataSet technique is to know the way to determine how the XML data gets stored into the
DataSet object.
Although we could create a custom
DataSet object with completely known characteristics, it is much quicker to let the
ReadXml() method do the work and then examine the result. I wrote a helper function
DisplayInfo() that accepts a
DataSet as an argument and displays the information we need to extract the data from the
DataSet's tables.
To keep the main parse program uncluttered, I put
DisplayInfo() into a class library named "InfoLib." The code is shown in Listing Ten. The output from running the parse program is shown in Figure 5.
Listing Ten: Code to display DataSet information
using System; using System.Data; namespace InfoLib { public class DataSetInfo { public static void DisplayInfo(DataSet ds) // names of tables, columns, relations in ds { foreach (DataTable dt in ds.Tables) { Console.WriteLine("\n==============================================="); Console.WriteLine("Table = " + dt.TableName + "\n"); foreach (DataColumn dc in dt.Columns) { Console.Write("{0,-14}", dc.ColumnName); } Console.WriteLine("\n-----------------------------------------------"); foreach (DataRow dr in dt.Rows) { foreach (object data in dr.ItemArray) { Console.Write("{0,-14}", data.ToString()); } Console.WriteLine(); } Console.WriteLine("==============================================="); } // foreach DataTable foreach (DataRelation dr in ds.Relations) { Console.WriteLine("\n\nRelations:"); Console.WriteLine(dr.RelationName + "\n\n"); } } // DisplayInfo() } // class DataSetInfo } // ns InfoLib
Figure 5 Output from the DataSet technique
The first table, "testcase," holds the data that is one level deep from the XML root: id, kind, and expected. The second table, "inputs," holds data that is two levels deep:
arg1 and
arg2. In general, if your XML file is
n levels deep,
ReadXml() will generate
n tables.
Extracting the data from the parent test case table is easy. We just iterate through each row of the table and access by column name. To get the data from the child table inputs, we get an array of rows using the
GetChildRows method:
DataRow[] children = row.GetChildRows("testcase_inputs"); // relation name
Because each
<testcase> node has only one <inputs> child node, the children array will only have one row.
The trickiest aspect of this technique is to extract the child data:
tc.arg1 = (children[0]["arg1"]).ToString(); // there is only 1 row in children
Using the
DataSet class to parse an XML file has a very relational database feel. Compared with other techniques in this article, it operates at a middle level of abstraction. The
ReadXml() method hides a lot of details but you must traverse through relational tables.
DataSet to parse XML files is particularly appropriate when your application program is using ADO .NET classes so that you maintain a consistent look and feel. Using a
DataSet object has high overhead and would not be a good choice if performance is an issue. Because each level of an XML file generates a table, if your XML file is deeply nested then using
DataSet would not be a good choice.
Further Discussion
There are several related issues not yet covered: namespaces, generalization, error handling, validation, filtering, and performance. In the context of parsing XML data files, XML namespaces are a mechanism to prevent name clashes. Each of the techniques we've used can deal with namespaces. The MSDN Library will give you all the information you need to handle XML files with namespaces.
The techniques we have seen were not written to be particularly general. If you have a different XML structure, you will have to write different code. There is always a trade-off between writing code for a specific situation and making the code more generalized.
The code in this article does not have any error handling. Parsing XML files is quite error prone and in a production scenario, you would need to add lots of try-catch blocks to create a robust parser.
Additionally, I didn't address XML validation with schema files, but once again, in a production environment you would need to generate XML schema files and validate your XML data files against them before attempting to parse. It is possible to add validation to your parsing code, but I recommend validating before parsing.
In every example, we have read all the XML data into memory. In many cases, you will want to filter and just read in some data. All the techniques in this article can be modified to provide front-end filtering. The
XPathDocument class has especially nice filtering capabilities by way of XPath syntax.
If performance is an issue usually in the case where you are parsing many small XML files you will have to run some timing measurements to determine if your chosen technique is fast enough. Performance is too tricky to make many general statements and the only way to know if your performance is acceptable is to try your code. As a guideline, however,
XmlTextReader has the best performance characteristics.
A Key Skill
XML data files are a key component of Microsoft's .NET developer environment. The ability to parse data from XML files into memory is a key skill in a .NET setting. Each of the five techniques, based on the
XmlSerializer, and
DataSet classes, is significantly different in terms of coding mechanics, coding mind set, and scenarios for usage. The .NET Framework gives you great flexibility in parsing XML data files and makes this essential task much easier and less error prone than using non-.NET techniques.
XML in .NET Overview, http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/01/01/xml/xml.asp
Consume XML C# app, http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/vcedit/html/
XML Schema, http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/02/04/xml/xml0204.asp
XML Namespaces, http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/01/07/xml/default.aspx
Dr. James McCaffrey works for Volt Information Sciences Inc. where he manages technical training for software engineers working at Microsoft's Redmond, WA campus. He has worked on several Microsoft products, including Internet Explorer and MSN Search.


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