5 files changed, 153 insertions, 179 deletions

diff --git a/zenXml/zenxml/cvrt_struc.h b/zenXml/zenxml/cvrt_struc.h
index 9d484f75..a437604c 100644
--- a/zenXml/zenxml/cvrt_struc.h
+++ b/zenXml/zenxml/cvrt_struc.h
@@ -84,17 +84,17 @@ public:
 //Conversion from arbitrary types to an XML element
 enum class ValueType
 {
-    STL_CONTAINER,
-    STL_PAIR,
-    OTHER,
+    stlContainer,
+    stlPair,
+    other,
 };
 
 template <class T>
 using GetValueType = std::integral_constant<ValueType,
-      GetTextType   <T>::value != TEXT_TYPE_OTHER ? ValueType::OTHER : //some string classes are also STL containers, so check this first
-      IsStlContainer<T>::value ? ValueType::STL_CONTAINER :
-      IsStlPair     <T>::value ? ValueType::STL_PAIR :
-      ValueType::OTHER>;
+      GetTextType   <T>::value != TextType::other ? ValueType::other : //some string classes are also STL containers, so check this first
+      IsStlContainer<T>::value ? ValueType::stlContainer :
+      IsStlPair     <T>::value ? ValueType::stlPair :
+      ValueType::other>;
 
 
 template <class T, ValueType type>
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ struct ConvertElement;
 
 //partial specialization: handle conversion for all STL-container types!
 template <class T>
-struct ConvertElement<T, ValueType::STL_CONTAINER>
+struct ConvertElement<T, ValueType::stlContainer>
 {
     void writeStruc(const T& value, XmlElement& output) const
     {
@@ -121,19 +121,20 @@ struct ConvertElement<T, ValueType::STL_CONTAINER>
     }
     bool readStruc(const XmlElement& input, T& value) const
     {
-        bool success = true;
         value.clear();
 
-        auto itPair = input.getChildren("Item");
-        for (auto it = itPair.first; it != itPair.second; ++it)
+        bool success = true;
+        const auto itPair = input.getChildren("Item");
+
+        std::for_each(itPair.first, itPair.second, [&](const XmlElement& xmlChild)
         {
-            typename T::value_type childVal; //MSVC 2010 bug: cannot put this into a lambda body
-            if (zen::readStruc(*it, childVal))
-                value.insert(value.end(), childVal);
+            typename T::value_type childVal;
+            if (zen::readStruc(xmlChild, childVal))
+                value.insert(value.end(), std::move(childVal));
             else
                 success = false;
             //should we support insertion of partially-loaded struct??
-        }
+        });
         return success;
     }
 };
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ struct ConvertElement<T, ValueType::STL_CONTAINER>
 
 //partial specialization: handle conversion for std::pair
 template <class T>
-struct ConvertElement<T, ValueType::STL_PAIR>
+struct ConvertElement<T, ValueType::stlPair>
 {
     void writeStruc(const T& value, XmlElement& output) const
     {
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ struct ConvertElement<T, ValueType::STL_PAIR>
 
 //partial specialization: not a pure structured type, try text conversion (thereby respect user specializations of writeText()/readText())
 template <class T>
-struct ConvertElement<T, ValueType::OTHER>
+struct ConvertElement<T, ValueType::other>
 {
     void writeStruc(const T& value, XmlElement& output) const
     {
diff --git a/zenXml/zenxml/cvrt_text.h b/zenXml/zenxml/cvrt_text.h
index 058ffa30..c06a62e0 100644
--- a/zenXml/zenxml/cvrt_text.h
+++ b/zenXml/zenxml/cvrt_text.h
@@ -118,22 +118,22 @@ public:
 
 
 //Conversion from arbitrary types to text (for use with XML elements and attributes)
-enum TextType
+enum class TextType
 {
-    TEXT_TYPE_BOOL,
-    TEXT_TYPE_NUMBER,
-    TEXT_TYPE_CHRONO,
-    TEXT_TYPE_STRING,
-    TEXT_TYPE_OTHER,
+    boolean,
+    number,
+    chrono,
+    string,
+    other,
 };
 
 template <class T>
 struct GetTextType : std::integral_constant<TextType,
-    std::is_same_v<T, bool>    ? TEXT_TYPE_BOOL   :
-    IsStringLikeV<T>           ? TEXT_TYPE_STRING : //string before number to correctly handle char/wchar_t -> this was an issue with Loki only!
-    IsArithmeticV<T>           ? TEXT_TYPE_NUMBER : //
-    IsChronoDuration<T>::value ? TEXT_TYPE_CHRONO :
-    TEXT_TYPE_OTHER> {};
+    std::is_same_v<T, bool>    ? TextType::boolean :
+    IsStringLikeV<T>           ? TextType::string : //string before number to correctly handle char/wchar_t -> this was an issue with Loki only!
+    IsArithmeticV<T>           ? TextType::number : //
+    IsChronoDuration<T>::value ? TextType::chrono :
+    TextType::other> {};
 
 //######################################################################################
 
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ struct ConvertText;
 
 //partial specialization: type bool
 template <class T>
-struct ConvertText<T, TEXT_TYPE_BOOL>
+struct ConvertText<T, TextType::boolean>
 {
     void writeText(bool value, std::string& output) const
     {
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ struct ConvertText<T, TEXT_TYPE_BOOL>
 
 //partial specialization: handle conversion for all built-in arithmetic types!
 template <class T>
-struct ConvertText<T, TEXT_TYPE_NUMBER>
+struct ConvertText<T, TextType::number>
 {
     void writeText(const T& value, std::string& output) const
     {
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ struct ConvertText<T, TEXT_TYPE_NUMBER>
 };
 
 template <class T>
-struct ConvertText<T, TEXT_TYPE_CHRONO>
+struct ConvertText<T, TextType::chrono>
 {
     void writeText(const T& value, std::string& output) const
     {
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ struct ConvertText<T, TEXT_TYPE_CHRONO>
 
 //partial specialization: handle conversion for all string-like types!
 template <class T>
-struct ConvertText<T, TEXT_TYPE_STRING>
+struct ConvertText<T, TextType::string>
 {
     void writeText(const T& value, std::string& output) const
     {
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ struct ConvertText<T, TEXT_TYPE_STRING>
 
 //partial specialization: unknown type
 template <class T>
-struct ConvertText<T, TEXT_TYPE_OTHER>
+struct ConvertText<T, TextType::other>
 {
     //###########################################################################################################################################
     static_assert(sizeof(T) == -1);
diff --git a/zenXml/zenxml/dom.h b/zenXml/zenxml/dom.h
index e77509bf..8d5bc0f5 100644
--- a/zenXml/zenxml/dom.h
+++ b/zenXml/zenxml/dom.h
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ public:
     XmlElement() {}
 
     //Construct an empty XML element
-    template <class String>
-    explicit XmlElement(const String& name, XmlElement* parent = nullptr) : name_(utfTo<std::string>(name)), parent_(parent) {}
+    explicit XmlElement(std::string name, XmlElement* parent = nullptr) : name_(std::move(name)), parent_(parent) {}
 
     ///Retrieve the name of this XML element.
     /**
@@ -52,52 +51,46 @@ public:
 
     ///Retrieve an attribute by name.
     /**
-      \tparam String Arbitrary string-like type: e.g. std::string, wchar_t*, char[], wchar_t, wxString, MyStringClass, ...
       \tparam T String-convertible user data type: e.g. any string class, all built-in arithmetic numbers
       \param name The name of the attribute to retrieve.
       \param value The value of the attribute converted to T.
       \return "true" if value was retrieved successfully.
     */
-    template <class String, class T>
-    bool getAttribute(const String& name, T& value) const
+    template <class T>
+    bool getAttribute(const std::string& name, T& value) const
     {
-        auto it = attributesSorted_.find(utfTo<std::string>(name));
+        auto it = attributesSorted_.find(name);
         return it == attributesSorted_.end() ? false : readText(it->second->value, value);
     }
 
+    bool hasAttribute(const std::string& name) const { return attributesSorted_.contains(name); }
+
     ///Create or update an XML attribute.
     /**
-      \tparam String Arbitrary string-like type: e.g. std::string, wchar_t*, char[], wchar_t, wxString, MyStringClass, ...
       \tparam T String-convertible user data type: e.g. any string-like type, all built-in arithmetic numbers
       \param name The name of the attribute to create or update.
       \param value The value to set.
     */
-    template <class String, class T>
-    void setAttribute(const String& name, const T& value)
+    template <class T>
+    void setAttribute(std::string name, const T& value)
     {
-        std::string attrName = utfTo<std::string>(name);
-
         std::string attrValue;
         writeText(value, attrValue);
 
-        auto it = attributesSorted_.find(attrName);
+        auto it = attributesSorted_.find(name);
         if (it != attributesSorted_.end())
             it->second->value = std::move(attrValue);
         else
         {
-            auto itBack = attributes_.insert(attributes_.end(), {attrName, std::move(attrValue)});
-            attributesSorted_.emplace(std::move(attrName), itBack);
+            auto itBack = attributes_.insert(attributes_.end(), {name, std::move(attrValue)});
+            attributesSorted_.emplace(std::move(name), itBack);
         }
     }
 
     ///Remove the attribute with the given name.
-    /**
-      \tparam String Arbitrary string-like type: e.g. std::string, wchar_t*, char[], wchar_t, wxString, MyStringClass, ...
-    */
-    template <class String>
-    void removeAttribute(const String& name)
+    void removeAttribute(const std::string& name)
     {
-        auto it = attributesSorted_.find(utfTo<std::string>(name));
+        auto it = attributesSorted_.find(name);
         if (it != attributesSorted_.end())
         {
             attributes_.erase(it->second);
@@ -107,42 +100,36 @@ public:
 
     ///Create a new child element and return a reference to it.
     /**
-      \tparam String Arbitrary string-like type: e.g. std::string, wchar_t*, char[], wchar_t, wxString, MyStringClass, ...
       \param name The name of the child element to be created.
     */
-    template <class String>
-    XmlElement& addChild(const String& name)
+    XmlElement& addChild(std::string name)
     {
-        std::string elemName = utfTo<std::string>(name);
-        childElements_.emplace_back(elemName, this);
+        childElements_.emplace_back(name, this);
         XmlElement& newElement = childElements_.back();
-        childElementsSorted_.emplace(std::move(elemName), &newElement);
+        childElementsSorted_.emplace(std::move(name), &newElement);
         return newElement;
     }
 
     ///Retrieve a child element with the given name.
     /**
-      \tparam String Arbitrary string-like type: e.g. std::string, wchar_t*, char[], wchar_t, wxString, MyStringClass, ...
       \param name The name of the child element to be retrieved.
       \return A pointer to the child element or nullptr if none was found.
     */
-    template <class String>
-    const XmlElement* getChild(const String& name) const
+    const XmlElement* getChild(const std::string& name) const
     {
-        auto it = childElementsSorted_.find(utfTo<std::string>(name));
+        auto it = childElementsSorted_.find(name);
         return it == childElementsSorted_.end() ? nullptr : it->second;
     }
 
     ///\sa getChild
-    template <class String>
-    XmlElement* getChild(const String& name)
+    XmlElement* getChild(const std::string& name)
     {
         return const_cast<XmlElement*>(static_cast<const XmlElement*>(this)->getChild(name));
     }
 
-    template < class IterTy,        //underlying iterator type
-               class T,             //target object type
-               class AccessPolicy > //access policy: see AccessPtrMap
+    template <class IterTy,        //underlying iterator type
+              class T,             //target object type
+              class AccessPolicy> //access policy: see AccessPtrMap
     class PtrIter : private AccessPolicy //get rid of shared_ptr indirection
     {
     public:
@@ -175,19 +162,17 @@ public:
     ///Access all child elements with the given name via STL iterators.
     /**
       \code
-      auto iterPair = elem.getChildren("Item");
+      auto itPair = elem.getChildren("Item");
       std::for_each(iterPair.first, iterPair.second,
             [](const XmlElement& child) { ... });
       \endcode
       \param name The name of the child elements to be retrieved.
       \return A pair of STL begin/end iterators to access the child elements sequentially.
     */
-    template <class String>
-    std::pair<ChildIterConst2, ChildIterConst2> getChildren(const String& name) const { return childElementsSorted_.equal_range(utfTo<std::string>(name)); }
+    std::pair<ChildIterConst2, ChildIterConst2> getChildren(const std::string& name) const { return childElementsSorted_.equal_range(name); }
 
     ///\sa getChildren
-    template <class String>
-    std::pair<ChildIter2, ChildIter2> getChildren(const String& name) { return childElementsSorted_.equal_range(utfTo<std::string>(name)); }
+    std::pair<ChildIter2, ChildIter2> getChildren(const std::string& name) { return childElementsSorted_.equal_range(name); }
 
     struct AccessListElement
     {
@@ -201,8 +186,8 @@ public:
     ///Access all child elements sequentially via STL iterators.
     /**
       \code
-      auto iterPair = elem.getChildren();
-      std::for_each(iterPair.first, iterPair.second,
+      auto itPair = elem.getChildren();
+      std::for_each(itPair.first, itPair.second,
             [](const XmlElement& child) { ... });
       \endcode
       \return A pair of STL begin/end iterators to access all child elements sequentially.
@@ -227,8 +212,8 @@ public:
     /* -> disabled documentation extraction
       \brief Get all attributes associated with the element.
       \code
-        auto iterPair = elem.getAttributes();
-        for (auto it = iterPair.first; it != iterPair.second; ++it)
+        auto itPair = elem.getAttributes();
+        for (auto it = itPair.first; it != itPair.second; ++it)
            std::cout << "name: " << it->name << " value: " << it->value << '\n';
       \endcode
       \return A pair of STL begin/end iterators to access all attributes sequentially as a list of name/value pairs of std::string.   */
@@ -286,11 +271,9 @@ public:
 
     //Setup an empty XML document
     /**
-      \tparam String Arbitrary string-like type: e.g. std::string, wchar_t*, char[], wchar_t, wxString, MyStringClass, ...
       \param rootName The name of the XML document's root element.
     */
-    template <class String>
-    XmlDoc(String rootName) : root_(rootName) {}
+    explicit XmlDoc(std::string rootName) : root_(std::move(rootName)) {}
 
     ///Get a const reference to the document's root element.
     const XmlElement& root() const { return root_; }
@@ -334,7 +317,6 @@ private:
 
     XmlElement root_{"Root"};
 };
-
 }
 
 #endif //DOM_H_82085720723894567204564256
diff --git a/zenXml/zenxml/parser.h b/zenXml/zenxml/parser.h
index a4800ab3..14ccfd60 100644
--- a/zenXml/zenxml/parser.h
+++ b/zenXml/zenxml/parser.h
@@ -206,13 +206,13 @@ void serialize(const XmlElement& element, std::string& stream,
     for (auto it = attr.first; it != attr.second; ++it)
         stream += ' ' + normalizeName(it->name) + "=\"" + normalizeAttribValue(it->value) + '"';
 
-    auto iterPair = element.getChildren();
-    if (iterPair.first != iterPair.second) //structured element
+    auto itPair = element.getChildren();
+    if (itPair.first != itPair.second) //structured element
     {
         //no support for mixed-mode content
         stream += '>' + lineBreak;
 
-        std::for_each(iterPair.first, iterPair.second,
+        std::for_each(itPair.first, itPair.second,
         [&](const XmlElement& el) { serialize(el, stream, lineBreak, indent, indentLevel + 1); });
 
         for (size_t i = 0; i < indentLevel; ++i)
diff --git a/zenXml/zenxml/xml.h b/zenXml/zenxml/xml.h
index ffd00ea0..7e50221a 100644
--- a/zenXml/zenxml/xml.h
+++ b/zenXml/zenxml/xml.h
@@ -126,25 +126,28 @@ public:
       </Root>
       \endverbatim
     */
-    XmlOut(XmlDoc& doc) : ref_(&doc.root()) {}
-    ///Construct an output proxy for a single XML element
+    explicit XmlOut(XmlDoc& doc) : ref_(&doc.root()) {}
+
+    ///Retrieve a handle to an XML child element for writing
     /**
-      \sa XmlOut(XmlDoc& doc)
+    The child element will be created if it is not yet existing.
+    \param name The name of the child element
     */
-    XmlOut(XmlElement& element) : ref_(&element) {}
+    XmlOut operator[](std::string name) const
+    {
+        XmlElement* child = ref_->getChild(name);
+        return XmlOut(child ? *child : ref_->addChild(std::move(name)));
+    }
 
     ///Retrieve a handle to an XML child element for writing
     /**
-    The child element will be created if it is not yet existing.
+    The child element will be added, allowing for multiple elements with the same name.
     \tparam String Arbitrary string-like type: e.g. std::string, wchar_t*, char[], wchar_t, wxString, MyStringClass, ...
     \param name The name of the child element
     */
-    template <class String>
-    XmlOut operator[](const String& name) const
+    XmlOut addChild(std::string name) const
     {
-        const std::string utf8name = utfTo<std::string>(name);
-        XmlElement* child = ref_->getChild(utf8name);
-        return child ? *child : ref_->addChild(utf8name);
+        return XmlOut(ref_->addChild(std::move(name)));
     }
 
     ///Write user data to the underlying XML element
@@ -176,17 +179,19 @@ public:
       </Root>
       \endverbatim
 
-    \tparam String Arbitrary string-like type: e.g. std::string, wchar_t*, char[], wchar_t, wxString, MyStringClass, ...
     \tparam T String-convertible user data type: e.g. any string-like type, all built-in arithmetic numbers
     \sa XmlElement::setAttribute()
     */
-    template <class String, class T>
-    void attribute(const String& name, const T& value) { ref_->setAttribute(name, value); }
-
-    ///Return a reference to the underlying Xml element
-    XmlElement& ref() { return *ref_; }
+    template <class T>
+    void attribute(std::string name, const T& value) { ref_->setAttribute(std::move(name), value); }
 
 private:
+    ///Construct an output proxy for a single XML element
+    /**
+      \sa XmlOut(XmlDoc& doc)
+    */
+    explicit XmlOut(XmlElement& element) : ref_(&element) {}
+
     XmlElement* ref_; //always bound!
 };
 
@@ -208,37 +213,28 @@ public:
         in["elem3"](value3); //
       \endcode
     */
-    XmlIn(const XmlDoc& doc) { refList_.push_back(&doc.root()); }
-    ///Construct an input proxy for a single XML element, may be nullptr
-    /**
-      \sa XmlIn(const XmlDoc& doc)
-    */
-    XmlIn(const XmlElement* element) { refList_.push_back(element); }
-    ///Construct an input proxy for a single XML element
-    /**
-      \sa XmlIn(const XmlDoc& doc)
-    */
-    XmlIn(const XmlElement& element) { refList_.push_back(&element); }
+    explicit XmlIn(const XmlDoc& doc) : nodeNameFormatted_('<' + doc.root().getName() + '>')
+    {
+        refList_.push_back(&doc.root());
+    }
 
     ///Retrieve a handle to an XML child element for reading
     /**
     It is \b not an error if the child element does not exist, but only later if a conversion to user data is attempted.
-    \tparam String Arbitrary string-like type: e.g. std::string, wchar_t*, char[], wchar_t, wxString, MyStringClass, ...
     \param name The name of the child element
     */
-    template <class String>
-    XmlIn operator[](const String& name) const
+    XmlIn operator[](const std::string& name) const
     {
         std::vector<const XmlElement*> childList;
 
-        if (refIndex_ < refList_.size())
+        if (const XmlElement* elem = get())
         {
-            auto iterPair = refList_[refIndex_]->getChildren(name);
-            std::for_each(iterPair.first, iterPair.second,
-            [&](const XmlElement& child) { childList.push_back(&child); });
+            auto itPair = elem->getChildren(name);
+            std::for_each(itPair.first, itPair.second, [&](const XmlElement& child)
+            { childList.push_back(&child); });
         }
 
-        return XmlIn(childList, childList.empty() ? getChildNameFormatted(name) : std::string(), log_);
+        return XmlIn(childList, getChildNameFormatted(name), log_);
     }
 
     ///Refer to next sibling element with the same name
@@ -264,6 +260,18 @@ public:
     */
     void next() { ++refIndex_; }
 
+    ///Test whether the underlying XML element exists
+    /**
+      \code
+         XmlIn in(doc);
+         XmlIn child = in["elem1"];
+         if (child)
+           ...
+      \endcode
+      Use member pointer as implicit conversion to bool (C++ Templates - Vandevoorde/Josuttis; chapter 20)
+    */
+    explicit operator bool() const { return get() != nullptr; }
+
     ///Read user data from the underlying XML element
     /**
     This conversion requires a specialization of zen::readText() or zen::readStruc() for type T.
@@ -273,18 +281,25 @@ public:
     template <class T>
     bool operator()(T& value) const
     {
-        if (refIndex_ < refList_.size())
+        if (const XmlElement* elem = get())
         {
-            const bool success = readStruc(*refList_[refIndex_], value);
-            if (!success)
-                log_.ref().notifyConversionError(getNameFormatted());
-            return success;
+            if (readStruc(*elem, value))
+                return true;
+
+            log_.ref().notifyConversionError(getNameFormatted());
         }
         else
-        {
             log_.ref().notifyMissingElement(getNameFormatted());
-            return false;
-        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    bool hasAttribute(const std::string& name) const
+    {
+        if (const XmlElement* elem = get())
+            if (elem->hasAttribute(name))
+                return true;
+        return false;
     }
 
     ///Read user data from an XML attribute
@@ -305,37 +320,21 @@ public:
     \returns "true" if the attribute was found and the conversion to the output value was successful.
     \sa XmlElement::getAttribute()
     */
-    template <class String, class T>
-    bool attribute(const String& name, T& value) const
+    template <class T>
+    bool attribute(const std::string& name, T& value) const
     {
-        if (refIndex_ < refList_.size())
+        if (const XmlElement* elem = get())
         {
-            const bool success = refList_[refIndex_]->getAttribute(name, value);
-            if (!success)
-                log_.ref().notifyMissingAttribute(getNameFormatted(), utfTo<std::string>(name));
-            return success;
+            if (elem->getAttribute(name, value))
+                return true;
+
+            log_.ref().notifyMissingAttribute(getNameFormatted(), name);
         }
         else
-        {
             log_.ref().notifyMissingElement(getNameFormatted());
-            return false;
-        }
-    }
 
-    ///Return a pointer to the underlying Xml element, may be nullptr
-    const XmlElement* get() const { return refIndex_ < refList_.size() ? refList_[refIndex_] : nullptr; }
-
-    ///Test whether the underlying XML element exists
-    /**
-      \code
-         XmlIn in(doc);
-         XmlIn child = in["elem1"];
-         if (child)
-           ...
-      \endcode
-      Use member pointer as implicit conversion to bool (C++ Templates - Vandevoorde/Josuttis; chapter 20)
-    */
-    explicit operator bool() const { return get() != nullptr; }
+        return false;
+    }
 
     ///Notifies errors while mapping the XML to user data
     /**
@@ -357,56 +356,47 @@ public:
       However be aware that the chain of connected proxy instances will be broken once you call XmlIn::get() to retrieve the underlying pointer.
       Errors that occur when working with this pointer are not logged by the original set of related instances.
     */
-    bool haveErrors() const { return !log_.ref().elementList().empty(); }
 
     ///Get a list of XML element and attribute names which failed to convert to user data.
     /**
-      \tparam String Arbitrary string class: e.g. std::string, std::wstring, wxString, MyStringClass, ...
       \returns A list of XML element and attribute names, empty list if no errors occured.
     */
-    template <class String>
-    std::vector<String> getErrorsAs() const
+    std::vector<std::wstring> getErrors() const
     {
-        std::vector<String> output;
+        std::vector<std::wstring> output;
 
         for (const std::string& str : log_.ref().elementList())
-            output.push_back(utfTo<String>(str));
+            output.push_back(utfTo<std::wstring>(str));
 
         return output;
     }
 
 private:
-    XmlIn(const std::vector<const XmlElement*>& siblingList, const std::string& elementNameFmt, const SharedRef<ErrorLog>& sharedlog) :
-        refList_(siblingList), formattedName_(elementNameFmt), log_(sharedlog)
-    { assert((!siblingList.empty() && elementNameFmt.empty()) || (siblingList.empty() && !elementNameFmt.empty())); }
+    XmlIn(const std::vector<const XmlElement*>& siblingList,
+          const std::string& nodeNameFormatted,
+          const SharedRef<ErrorLog>& sharedlog) : refList_(siblingList), nodeNameFormatted_(nodeNameFormatted), log_(sharedlog) {}
 
-    static std::string getNameFormatted(const XmlElement& elem) //"<Root> <Level1> <Level2>"
-    {
-        return (elem.parent() ? getNameFormatted(*elem.parent()) + ' ' : std::string()) + '<' + elem.getName() + '>';
-    }
+    ///Return a pointer to the underlying Xml element, may be nullptr
+    const XmlElement* get() const { return refIndex_ < refList_.size() ? refList_[refIndex_] : nullptr; }
 
-    std::string getNameFormatted() const
+    std::string getNameFormatted() const //"<Root> <Level1> <Level2>"
     {
-        if (refIndex_ < refList_.size())
-        {
-            assert(formattedName_.empty());
-            return getNameFormatted(*refList_[refIndex_]);
-        }
+        if (refIndex_ == 0 && refList_.size() <= 1)
+            return nodeNameFormatted_;
         else
-            return formattedName_;
+            return nodeNameFormatted_ + '[' + numberTo<std::string>(refIndex_ + 1) + ']';
     }
 
     std::string getChildNameFormatted(const std::string& childName) const
     {
-        std::string parentName = getNameFormatted();
-        return (parentName.empty() ? std::string() : (parentName + ' ')) + '<' + childName + '>';
+        return getNameFormatted() + " <" + childName + '>';
     }
 
     class ErrorLog
     {
     public:
-        void notifyConversionError (const std::string& displayName)  { insert(displayName); }
-        void notifyMissingElement  (const std::string& displayName)  { insert(displayName); }
+        void notifyConversionError (const std::string& displayName) { insert(displayName); }
+        void notifyMissingElement  (const std::string& displayName) { insert(displayName); }
         void notifyMissingAttribute(const std::string& displayName, const std::string& attribName) { insert(displayName + " @" + attribName); }
 
         const std::vector<std::string>& elementList() const { return failedElements; }
@@ -424,7 +414,7 @@ private:
 
     std::vector<const XmlElement*> refList_; //all sibling elements with same name (all pointers bound!)
     size_t refIndex_ = 0;                    //this sibling's index in refList_
-    std::string formattedName_;              //contains full and formatted element name if (and only if) refList_ is empty
+    std::string nodeNameFormatted_;
     mutable SharedRef<ErrorLog> log_ = makeSharedRef<ErrorLog>();
 };
 
@@ -438,10 +428,11 @@ private:
 inline
 void checkXmlMappingErrors(const XmlIn& xmlInput, const Zstring& filePath) //throw FileError
 {
-    if (xmlInput.haveErrors())
+    if (const std::vector<std::wstring>& errors = xmlInput.getErrors();
+        !errors.empty())
     {
         std::wstring msg = _("The following XML elements could not be read:") + L'\n';
-        for (const std::wstring& elem : xmlInput.getErrorsAs<std::wstring>())
+        for (const std::wstring& elem : errors)
             msg += L'\n' + elem;
 
         throw FileError(replaceCpy(_("Configuration file %x is incomplete. The missing elements will be set to their default values."), L"%x", fmtPath(filePath)) + L"\n\n" + msg);