error formulating xercesc dom parser object

i am perplexing emanate an xercesc dom parser formula reason try instiate an xercescdom vigilant i zero pointer returned. i am controlling xercesc chronicle 2.8
here code.

using namespace xercesc;
int main(int argc, char*argv[])
{
try
{
    xmlplatformutils::initialize();
}
catch (const xmlexception& e) 
{
    char* errmsg = xmlstring::transcode(e.getmessage());
    cout << "problem initializing parser: " << errmsg;
    xmlstring::release(&errmsg);
}

xercesdomparser* parser = new xercesdomparser();
if (!parser)
    cout << "failed emanate parser";
}