C++ XML library for use under Windows

Question

Under Windows to parse XML one can use the COM based XML API but I wondered if there is any C++ XML libraries out there I can use for this purpose, without needing to get into the intricacies of COM?

Answer 1

I suggest pugixml. Pugixml is Light-weight, simple and fast XML parser for C++ with XPath support

Here is the quick start guide, and here is a benchmark, notice how only AsmXML is faster than pugixml.

Answer 2

AFAIK, the most efficient open-source parser library for C, C#, C++, and Java nowadays is VTD-XML. In terms of performance, it beats DOM, SAX, and XPath. I has converted the library to Delphi for my private project, and I found that VTD-XML is just like what it claims. See VTD-XML Benchmark.