A cyclic referencing management method and apparatus, a parsing method and apparatus, and a computer readable recording medium storing a program to implement the methods are provided. The method for managing cyclic referencing that may occur by mutual references of assets in a file provided to control assets in a multimedia application environment, includes: detecting an asset generating cyclic referencing; and ignoring the asset generating cycling referencing. According to the methods and apparatuses, cyclic referencing that can occur in a file to control assets can be detected and processed such that the system can be prevented from entering an indefinite loop or causing an erroneous operation.
This application claims the priority of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/558,549, filed on Apr. 2, 2004, in the United States Patent Trademark Office, and Korean Patent Application No. 2004-36951, filed on May 24, 2004, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein in their entirety by reference.
