Multi-Function Parser

Technologies are described herein for communicating, processing and transforming data of a structured document. A parser and a consumer are configured to iteratively process data of a structured document without the need to create a complete and structured representation of the structured document in memory. The parser interprets and communicates individual data elements and associated properties of the structured document to the consumer. The consumer processes each data element before instructing the parser to send the next data element. If a predetermined condition is met, the parser discontinues the communication of the data elements of the structured document. According to various embodiments, the consumer may be configured to construct a generic version of the structured document. The consumer may also be configured to use data of the structured document to perform calculations, search functions, or any other type of processing or data conversion.