How to access data from an XHTML file and use it in a Delphi Program

Question

I am currently writing an application that needs to pull data from an XHTML file.

the file is called toon.xhtml and below is its formatting:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="/_layout/character/sheet.xsl"?><page globalSearch="1" lang="en_us" requestUrl="/character-sheet.xml">

    <talentSpec group="1" icon="spell_holy_devotionaura" prim="Protection" treeOne="0" treeThree="14" treeTwo="57"/>
  </talentSpecs>
  <buffs/>
  <debuffs/>
  <pvp>
    <lifetimehonorablekills value="4217"/>
    <arenacurrency value="50"/>
  </pvp>
  <professions>

    <skill id="755" key="jewelcrafting" max="450" name="Jewelcrafting" value="450"/>
    <skill id="186" key="mining" max="450" name="Mining" value="450"/>
  </professions>
  <secondaryProfessions>
    <skill id="185" key="cooking" max="450" name="Cooking" value="450"/>
    <skill id="129" key="firstaid" max="450" name="First Aid" value="450"/>
    <skill id="356" key="fishing" max="450" name="Fishing" value="450"/>
    <skill id="762" key="riding" max="300" name="Riding" value="300"/>
  </secondaryProfessions>

  <characterBars>
    <health effective="43249"/>
    <secondBar casting="0" effective="5734" notCasting="21" type="m"/>
  </characterBars>
  <baseStats>
    <strength attack="3454" base="173" block="86" effective="1737"/>
    <agility armor="288" attack="-1" base="90" critHitPercent="6.03" effective="144"/>
    <stamina base="223" effective="3622" health="36040" petBonus="-1"/>
    <intellect base="98" critHitPercent="3.98" effective="108" mana="1340" petBonus="-1"/>

    <spirit base="108" effective="118" healthRegen="21" manaRegen="20"/>
    <armor base="29485" effective="31292" percent="67.26" petBonus="-1"/>
  </baseStats>
  <resistances>
    <arcane petBonus="-1" value="0"/>
    <fire petBonus="-1" value="0"/>
    <frost petBonus="-1" value="0"/>
    <holy petBonus="-1" value="0"/>
    <nature petBonus="-1" value="0"/>

    <shadow petBonus="-1" value="0"/>
  </resistances>
  <melee>
    <mainHandDamage dps="531.9" max="964" min="738" percent="0" speed="1.60"/>
    <offHandDamage dps="0.0" max="0" min="0" percent="0" speed="2.00"/>
    <mainHandSpeed hastePercent="0.00" hasteRating="0" value="1.60"/>
    <offHandSpeed hastePercent="0.00" hasteRating="0" value="2.00"/>
    <power base="3694" effective="3694" increasedDps="263.0"/>
    <hitRating increasedHitPercent="7.62" penetration="0" reducedArmorPercent="0.00" value="250"/>

    <critChance percent="15.03" plusPercent="0.00" rating="0"/>
    <expertise additional="4" percent="3.25" rating="36" value="13"/>
  </melee>
  <ranged>
    <weaponSkill rating="0" value="0"/>
    <damage dps="0.0" max="0" min="0" percent="0" speed="0.00"/>
    <speed hastePercent="0.00" hasteRating="0" value="0.00"/>
    <power base="134" effective="134" increasedDps="9.0" petAttack="-1.00" petSpell="-1.00"/>
    <hitRating increasedHitPercent="7.62" penetration="0" reducedArmorPercent="0.00" value="250"/>

    <critChance percent="15.03" plusPercent="0.00" rating="0"/>
  </ranged>
  <spell>
    <bonusDamage>
      <arcane value="1042"/>
      <fire value="1042"/>
      <frost value="1042"/>
      <holy value="1042"/>
      <nature value="1042"/>

      <shadow value="1042"/>
      <petBonus attack="-1" damage="-1" fromType=""/>
    </bonusDamage>
    <bonusHealing value="1042"/>
    <hitRating increasedHitPercent="9.53" penetration="0" reducedResist="0" value="250"/>
    <critChance rating="0">
      <arcane percent="12.98"/>
      <fire percent="12.98"/>
      <frost percent="12.98"/>

      <holy percent="12.98"/>
      <nature percent="12.98"/>
      <shadow percent="12.98"/>
    </critChance>
    <penetration value="0"/>
    <manaRegen casting="0.00" notCasting="21.00"/>
    <hasteRating hastePercent="0.00" hasteRating="0"/>
  </spell>
  <defenses>

    <armor base="29485" effective="31292" percent="67.26" petBonus="-1"/>
    <defense decreasePercent="6.48" increasePercent="6.48" plusDefense="162" rating="800" value="400.00"/>
    <dodge increasePercent="18.08" percent="30.45" rating="818"/>
    <parry increasePercent="9.81" percent="22.51" rating="444"/>
    <block increasePercent="2.26" percent="13.74" rating="37"/>
    <resilience damagePercent="0.00" hitPercent="0.00" value="0.00"/>
  </defenses>
  <items>
    <item displayInfoId="64630" durability="100" gem0Id="41380" gem1Id="40119" gem2Id="0" gemIcon0="inv_jewelcrafting_shadowspirit_02" gemIcon1="inv_jewelcrafting_gem_42" icon="inv_helmet_154" id="50862" level="251" maxDurability="100" name="Lightsworn Faceguard" permanentEnchantIcon="ability_warrior_swordandboard" permanentEnchantItemId="44878" permanentenchant="3818" pickUp="PickUpLargeChain" putDown="PutDownLArgeChain" randomPropertiesId="0" rarity="4" seed="0" slot="0"/>

    <item displayInfoId="64199" durability="0" gem0Id="40119" gem1Id="0" gem2Id="0" gemIcon0="inv_jewelcrafting_gem_42" icon="inv_jewelry_necklace_52" id="50763" level="251" maxDurability="0" name="Marrowgar's Scratching Choker" permanentenchant="0" pickUp="PickUpRing" putDown="PutDownRing" randomPropertiesId="0" rarity="4" seed="538689536" slot="1"/>
    <item displayInfoId="64622" durability="100" gem0Id="40119" gem1Id="40119" gem2Id="0" gemIcon0="inv_jewelcrafting_gem_42" gemIcon1="inv_jewelcrafting_gem_42" icon="inv_shoulder_129" id="50003" level="264" maxDurability="100" name="Boneguard Commander's Pauldrons" permanentEnchantIcon="spell_holy_divinepurpose" permanentEnchantItemId="44136" permanentenchant="3811" pickUp="PickUpLargeChain" putDown="PutDownLArgeChain" randomPropertiesId="0" rarity="4" seed="1056180224" slot="2"/>
    <item displayInfoId="64569" durability="165" gem0Id="36767" gem1Id="40119" gem2Id="40119" gemIcon0="inv_jewelcrafting_dragonseye04" gemIcon1="inv_jewelcrafting_gem_42" gemIcon2="inv_jewelcrafting_gem_42" icon="inv_chest_plate_25" id="50024" level="264" maxDurability="165" name="Blightborne Warplate" permanentEnchantIcon="inv_scroll_03" permanentEnchantItemId="39005" permanentenchant="3297" pickUp="PickUpLargeChain" putDown="PutDownLArgeChain" randomPropertiesId="0" rarity="4" seed="973226912" slot="4"/>
    <item displayInfoId="64784" durability="55" gem0Id="40119" gem1Id="40119" gem2Id="36767" gemIcon0="inv_jewelcrafting_gem_42" gemIcon1="inv_jewelcrafting_gem_42" gemIcon2="inv_jewelcrafting_dragonseye04" icon="inv_belt_62" id="50036" level="264" maxDurability="55" name="Belt of Broken Bones" permanentenchant="0" pickUp="PickUpLargeChain" putDown="PutDownLArgeChain" randomPropertiesId="0" rarity="4" seed="1514889088" slot="5"/>
    <item displayInfoId="64848" durability="120" gem0Id="49110" gem1Id="40119" gem2Id="40119" gemIcon0="inv_misc_gem_pearl_12" gemIcon1="inv_jewelcrafting_gem_42" gemIcon2="inv_jewelcrafting_gem_42" icon="inv_pants_plate_32" id="49904" level="264" maxDurability="120" name="Pillars of Might" permanentEnchantIcon="inv_misc_armorkit_32" permanentEnchantItemId="38373" permanentenchant="3822" pickUp="PickUpMetalLArge" putDown="PutDownLArgeMEtal" randomPropertiesId="0" rarity="4" seed="1384778752" slot="6"/>
    <item displayInfoId="61372" durability="75" gem0Id="36767" gem1Id="0" gem2Id="0" gemIcon0="inv_jewelcrafting_dragonseye04" icon="inv_boots_plate_06" id="46997" level="245" maxDurability="75" name="Dawnbreaker Greaves" permanentEnchantIcon="inv_scroll_03" permanentEnchantItemId="38966" permanentenchant="1075" pickUp="PickUpLargeChain" putDown="PutDownLArgeChain" randomPropertiesId="0" rarity="4" seed="916620928" slot="7"/>
    <item displayInfoId="61897" durability="55" gem0Id="40119" gem1Id="0" gem2Id="0" gemIcon0="inv_jewelcrafting_gem_42" icon="inv_bracer_32a" id="47570" level="245" maxDurability="55" name="Saronite Swordbreakers" permanentEnchantIcon="inv_scroll_03" permanentEnchantItemId="44947" permanentenchant="3850" pickUp="PickUpLargeChain" putDown="PutDownLArgeChain" randomPropertiesId="0" rarity="4" seed="1490330752" slot="8"/>
    <item displayInfoId="64668" durability="55" gem0Id="40119" gem1Id="0" gem2Id="0" gemIcon0="inv_jewelcrafting_gem_42" icon="inv_gauntlets_85" id="51172" level="264" maxDurability="55" name="Sanctified Lightsworn Handguards" permanentEnchantIcon="inv_misc_armorkit_30" permanentEnchantItemId="38376" permanentenchant="3330" pickUp="PickUpLargeChain" putDown="PutDownLArgeChain" randomPropertiesId="0" rarity="4" seed="721673120" slot="9"/>
    <item displayInfoId="63959" durability="0" gem0Id="40119" gem1Id="0" gem2Id="0" gemIcon0="inv_jewelcrafting_gem_42" icon="inv_jewelry_ring_84" id="50404" level="277" maxDurability="0" name="Ashen Band of Endless Courage" permanentenchant="0" pickUp="PickUpMetalSmall" putDown="PutDownSmallMEtal" randomPropertiesId="0" rarity="4" seed="1048659648" slot="10"/>

    <item displayInfoId="64173" durability="0" gem0Id="40119" gem1Id="0" gem2Id="0" gemIcon0="inv_jewelcrafting_gem_42" icon="inv_jewelry_ring_84" id="50447" level="264" maxDurability="0" name="Harbinger's Bone Band" permanentenchant="0" pickUp="PickUpRing" putDown="PutDownRing" randomPropertiesId="0" rarity="4" seed="1446308096" slot="11"/>
    <item displayInfoId="64264" durability="0" gem0Id="0" gem1Id="0" gem2Id="0" icon="inv_misc_key_15" id="50356" level="264" maxDurability="0" name="Corroded Skeleton Key" permanentenchant="0" pickUp="PickUpWand" putDown="PutDownWand" randomPropertiesId="0" rarity="4" seed="0" slot="12"/>
    <item displayInfoId="64239" durability="0" gem0Id="0" gem1Id="0" gem2Id="0" icon="inv_misc_coin_18" id="50352" level="264" maxDurability="0" name="Corpse Tongue Coin" permanentenchant="0" pickUp="PickUpWand" putDown="PutDownWand" randomPropertiesId="0" rarity="4" seed="1924196992" slot="13"/>
    <item displayInfoId="64328" durability="0" gem0Id="40119" gem1Id="0" gem2Id="0" gemIcon0="inv_jewelcrafting_gem_42" icon="inv_misc_cape_13" id="50466" level="264" maxDurability="0" name="Sentinel's Winter Cloak" permanentEnchantIcon="inv_scroll_03" permanentEnchantItemId="44457" permanentenchant="1099" pickUp="PickUpCloth_Leather01" putDown="PutDownCloth_Leather01" randomPropertiesId="0" rarity="4" seed="0" slot="14"/>
    <item displayInfoId="64537" durability="105" gem0Id="0" gem1Id="0" gem2Id="0" icon="inv_sword_154" id="51010" level="251" maxDurability="105" name="The Facelifter" permanentEnchantIcon="inv_scroll_03" permanentEnchantItemId="46098" permanentenchant="3870" pickUp="PickUpMetalSmall" putDown="PutDownSmallMEtal" randomPropertiesId="0" rarity="4" seed="419699200" slot="15"/>
    <item displayInfoId="64409" durability="120" gem0Id="0" gem1Id="0" gem2Id="0" icon="inv_shield_73" id="50794" level="251" maxDurability="120" name="Neverending Winter" permanentEnchantIcon="inv_shield_20" permanentEnchantItemId="35449" permanentenchant="1071" pickUp="PickUpMetalLArge" putDown="PutDownLArgeMEtal" randomPropertiesId="0" rarity="4" seed="993999648" slot="16"/>
    <item displayInfoId="64626" durability="0" gem0Id="0" gem1Id="0" gem2Id="0" icon="inv_offhand_ulduarraid_d_02" id="50461" level="264" maxDurability="0" name="Libram of the Eternal Tower" permanentenchant="0" pickUp="PickUpBook" putDown="PutDownBook" randomPropertiesId="0" rarity="4" seed="0" slot="17"/>
    <item displayInfoId="20621" durability="0" gem0Id="0" gem1Id="0" gem2Id="0" icon="inv_shirt_guildtabard_01" id="5976" level="1" maxDurability="0" name="Guild Tabard" permanentenchant="0" pickUp="PickUpCloth_Leather01" putDown="PutDownCloth_Leather01" randomPropertiesId="0" rarity="1" seed="0" slot="18"/>
  </items>

  <glyphs>
    <glyph effect="Your Hammer of the Righteous hits 1 additional target." icon="ui-glyph-rune-8" id="702" name="Glyph of Hammer of the Righteous" type="major"/>
    <glyph effect="Damage against Undead increased by 1% while your Sense Undead ability is active." icon="ui-glyph-rune-9" id="456" name="Glyph of Sense Undead" type="minor"/>
    <glyph effect="Reduces the cooldown of your Lay on Hands spell by 5 min." icon="ui-glyph-rune-11" id="455" name="Glyph of Lay on Hands" type="minor"/>
    <glyph effect="While Divine Plea is active, you take 3% reduced damage from all sources." icon="ui-glyph-rune-1" id="705" name="Glyph of Divine Plea" type="major"/>
    <glyph effect="Reduces the mana cost of your Seal of Wisdom spell by 50%." icon="ui-glyph-rune-1" id="457" name="Glyph of the Wise" type="minor"/>
    <glyph effect="Your Seal of Vengeance or Seal of Corruption also grants 10 expertise while active." icon="ui-glyph-rune-15" id="561" name="Glyph of Seal of Vengeance" type="major"/>
  </glyphs>
</characterTab>

<summary>
  <c earned="492" points="5210" total="1058" totalPoints="11675"/>
  <category id="92" name="General">
    <c earned="39" earnedPoints="420" total="54" totalPoints="570"/>
  </category>
  <category id="96" name="Quests">
    <c earned="38" earnedPoints="380" total="49" totalPoints="530"/>
  </category>
  <category id="97" name="Exploration">

    <c earned="67" earnedPoints="770" total="70" totalPoints="830"/>
  </category>
  <category id="95" name="Player vs. Player">
    <c earned="39" earnedPoints="390" total="166" totalPoints="1930"/>
  </category>
  <category id="168" name="Dungeons &amp; Raids">
    <c earned="185" earnedPoints="1930" total="458" totalPoints="4955"/>
  </category>
  <category id="169" name="Professions">

    <c earned="45" earnedPoints="450" total="75" totalPoints="760"/>
  </category>
  <category id="201" name="Reputation">
    <c earned="22" earnedPoints="280" total="45" totalPoints="560"/>
  </category>
  <category id="155" name="World Events">
    <c earned="57" earnedPoints="590" total="141" totalPoints="1540"/>
  </category>
  <category id="81" name="Feats of Strength">

    <c earned="17"/>
  </category>
</summary>

How can I use the data in a Delphi application similar to the way I would use record sets in BDE or ADO with a connection to MSSQL. Maybe an easy way to convert it into an XML file and then use it?

Answer 1

To read an XML-file and work with it I recommend you to use NativeXML component. You'll find helpful examples at the same web-site.

Answer 2

XHTML files are XML files. You don't need to convert them at all. You can use any standard XML parser to read an XHTML file.

If your Delphi version is recent enough, then you should already have the TXmlDocument component.