What XML parser should I use in C++?

Question

I have XML documents that I need to parse and/or I need to build XML documents and write them to text (either files or memory). Since the C++ standard library does not have a library for this, what should I use? **Note:** This is intended to be a definitive, C++-FAQ-style question for this. So yes, it is a duplicate of others. I did not simply appropriate those other questions because they tended to ask for something slightly more specific. This question is more generic.

Answer 1

I have successfully used TinyXML2 to good success in my person projects and in a professional capacity.

I found the API to be very simple and pleasant to use. Perhaps there are more performant options out there but TinyXML2 is very easy to set up and begin using without having to learn a huge API.