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+//
+//  File.swift
+//  
+//
+//  Created by Brent Simmons on 8/26/24.
+//
+
+import Foundation
+import libxml2
+
+func SAXEqualStrings(_ s1: XMLPointer, _ s2: XMLPointer, length: Int? = nil) -> Bool {
+
+	if length == nil {
+		return Bool(xmlStrEqual(s1, s2))
+	}
+
+	return xmlStrncmp(s1, s2, length) == 0
+}