c++ simple parse with boost xml with property tree

Question

I have this question about the boost xml parsing:

here is a piece of my Xml:

<Clients>
  <Client name="Alfred" />
  <Client name="Thomas" />
  <Client name="Mark" />
</Clients>

and I read the name with this code:

std::string name = pt.get<std::string>("Clients.Client.<xmlattr>.name, "No name");

and works fine, but retrieve always the first node..

Is there a way to get the second, third node without looping?

thanks

sehe · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-14 14:21:08Z

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There's no facility to query multi-valued keys in Property Tree. (Partly because most of the supported backend formats do not officially support duplicate keys).

However, you can iterate through child elements, so you can implement your own query, like so:

for (auto& child : pt.get_child("Clients"))
    if (child.first == "Client")
        std::cout << child.second.get<std::string>("<xmlattr>.name", "No name") << "\n";

See fully working sample Live On Coliru:

#include <boost/property_tree/ptree.hpp>
#include <boost/property_tree/xml_parser.hpp>
#include <sstream>
#include <iostream>

using boost::property_tree::ptree;

int main()
{
    std::stringstream ss("<Clients>\n"
        "  <Client name=\"Alfred\" />\n"
        "  <Client name=\"Thomas\" />\n"
        "  <Client name=\"Mark\" />\n"
        "</Clients>");

    ptree pt;
    boost::property_tree::read_xml(ss, pt);

    for (auto& child : pt.get_child("Clients"))
    {
        if (child.first == "Client")
            std::cout << child.second.get<std::string>("<xmlattr>.name", "No name") << "\n";
    }
};

answered Oct 14, 2014 at 14:21

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IdusOrtus Over a year ago

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sehe Over a year ago

@IdusOrtus The link works for me. Can you try again?

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