C# HTML Font Tag Parsing

Question

Hi,

I need to parse a large amount of text that uses HTML font tags for formatting,

For example:

<font face="fontname" ...>Some text</font>

Specifically, I need to determine which characters would be rendered using each font used in the text. I need to be able to handle stuff like font tags inside another font tag.

I need to use C# for this. Is there some sort of C# parser class to make this easier? Or would I have to write it myself?

Thanks!

Answer 1

I have not used it, but I have seen the HTML Agility Pack frequently mentioned for this type of thing.

Answer 2

Not sure if this is applicable to your situation as I don't know what the intended use is, but what about the use of XSLT tempaltes?

Answer 3

You could load the HTML into Internet Explorer, and then query the DOM for font tags, (or CSS style).

Don't know if this is the best option performance wise.