How to convert XML file to HTML tables using C++ code?

Question

I have an XML file. I want to convert it to HTML file and represent it like an HTML table using my C++ application. Is there any C++ library which I can use to parse the XML file and create an HTML file?

Example:

<breakfast_menu>
<food>
    <name>Belgian Waffles</name>
    <price>$5.95</price>
    <description>
   Two of our famous Belgian Waffles with plenty of real maple syrup
   </description>
    <calories>650</calories>
</food>
<food>
    <name>Strawberry Belgian Waffles</name>
    <price>$7.95</price>
    <description>
    Light Belgian waffles covered with strawberries and whipped cream
    </description>
    <calories>900</calories>
</food>
<food>
    <name>Berry-Berry Belgian Waffles</name>
    <price>$8.95</price>
    <description>
    Belgian waffles covered with assorted fresh berries and whipped cream
    </description>
    <calories>900</calories>
</food>

I want to give this file to my application and it should output an HTML file in which the entries are represented in table form.

name	price	description	calories
Belgian Waffle	5.95	Two of our famous Belgian Waffles with plenty of real maple syrup	650

It is better to use XSLT for such tasks. This way you don't need any additional libraries. Just call XSLT transformation from c++. — Yitzhak Khabinsky, Dec 09 '20 at 15:17

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 09 '20 at 15:29

XSLT to convert input XML into HTML table.

XSLT

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
    <xsl:output indent="yes" method="html"/>

    <xsl:template match="/breakfast_menu">
        <table border="1">
            <thead>
                <tr>
                    <th>name</th>
                    <th>price</th>
                    <th>description</th>
                    <th>calories</th>
                </tr>
            </thead>
            <tbody>
                <xsl:for-each select="food">
                    <tr>
                        <td><xsl:value-of select="name"/></td>
                        <td><xsl:value-of select="price"/></td>
                        <td><xsl:value-of select="description"/></td>
                        <td><xsl:value-of select="calories"/></td>
                    </tr>
                </xsl:for-each>
            </tbody>
        </table>
    </xsl:template>
</xsl:stylesheet>

Thanks but I want to do it within my C++ application. Is there a way? — tue2017, Dec 09 '20 at 15:34
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9387610/what-xml-parser-should-i-use-in-c — Yitzhak Khabinsky, Dec 09 '20 at 15:41
Yes you can do it in C but it will be a lot more code than the XSLT solution and much harder to maintain. — Michael Kay, Dec 09 '20 at 17:16

How to convert XML file to HTML tables using C++ code?

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