Xml documentation to html

Generate HTML documentation from C# comments

When developing .NET applications, XML comments is a good way of documenting the code. These comments can then be used to generate HTML documentation. Let’s have a look at how to do this.

If you are not familiar with documenting your C# code with XML comments, have a look at this page.

Basically, XML comments lets you document your code in a way that makes it possible to generate documentation for your types and their properties, attributes, methods etc. XML comments are also automatically parsed by Visual Studio to provide tools like IntelliSense and code completion.

Other ways of documenting your code is to use plain text files (classic readmes), wikis etc. as well as common inline comments. However, if you want to be able to generate documentation from your .NET source code, XML comments is the way to.

Generate an XML file from your XML comments

If you have documented your code with XML comments, Visual Studio can export the documentation to a separate .xml file when you build your project. This is enabled under Project/Properties/Build .

If you enable .xml file extraction , Visual Studio will generate an .xml file each time you build your project. This file can then be parsed by various software to generate help files, documentation etc.

However, if you want to publish your documentation, .xml files only takes you so far. A better option is then to generate HTML documentation and host it on a web site.

Generate HTML documentation from XML comments

Previous versions of Visual Studio had built-in support for generating HTML-based documentation from C# code. However, I think Visual Studio 2003 was the last version to have it. We need an alternative.

After looking for a .NET version of phpDoc and JavaDoc, I found Doxygen. After giving it a try, I found this walkthrough to work well:

Configure Doxygen

To get started, download, install and start Doxygen, then configure it like this:

• Enter project name and version — this will be used as page title
• Point out the source code root folder, which is where your source code is
• Check Scan recursively to make sure that all namespace folders are parsed
• Pick a documentation destination folder, which is where your HTML documentation will end up

• Instead of “Documented Entities”, select “All Entities”.
• “All Entities” will also extract a nice namespace list.
• Since we are extracting documentation for C#, select “Optimize for Java or C# output”

• Make sure that HTML is checked and choose the format you prefer.
• I like the frame/tree format, but this is just a matter of taste 🙂
• Latex, Man pages, RTF and XML are optional and not described in this post.

• Click “Run doxygen” to generate the HTML documentation.
• When it’s done, view the result by clicking “Show HTML output”.

When the HTML documentation is built, you can just upload it to wherever you want it to be available. If you’re happy with the outcome, save the config for future use.

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XML to HTML Converter

Convert XML to HTML online, from any device with a modern browser like Chrome and Firefox.

Convert your XML files online. You can convert your XML documents from any platform (Windows, Linux, macOS). No registration needed. Just drag and drop your XML file on upload form, choose the desired output format and click convert button. Once conversion completed you can download your HTML file.

You even can perform more advanced conversions. For example you can convert password protected documents. Just expand LoadOptions and enter the password of your file. Or you can add a watermark to the converted HTML file. Expand the ConvertOptions and fill the fields for watermarking.

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You can convert your XML documents from anywhere, from any machine or even from a mobile device. The XML converter is always available online and is completely free.

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XML Extended Markup Language

XML stands for Extensible Markup Language that is similar to HTML but different in using tags for defining objects. The whole idea behind creation of XML file format was to store and transport data without being dependent on software or hardware tools. Its popularity is due to it being both human as well as machine readable. This enables it to create common data protocols in the form of objects to be stored and shared over network such as World Wide Web (WWW).

HTML Hyper Text Markup Language

HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) is the extension for web pages created for display in browsers. Known as language of the web, HTML has evolved with requirements of new information requirements to be displayed as part of web pages. The latest variant is known as HTML 5 that gives a lot of flexibility for working with the language. HTML pages are either received from server, where these are hosted, or can be loaded from local system as well.

How to convert XML to HTML

• Open our free XML to HTML converter website.
• Click inside the file drop area to upload XML file or drag & drop XML file.
• Click on Convert button. Your XML files will be uploaded and converted to HTML result format.
• Download link of result files will be available instantly after conversion.
• You can also send a link to the HTML file to your email address.
• Note that file will be deleted from our servers after 24 hours and download links will stop working after this time period.

FAQ

First, you need to add a file for conversion: drag & drop your XML file or click inside the white area to choose a file. Then click the "Convert" button. When XML to HTML conversion is completed, you can download your HTML file.

Of course! The download link of HTML files will be available instantly after conversion. We delete uploaded files after 24 hours and the download links will stop working after this time period. No one has access to your files. File conversion (including XML is absolutely safe.

Yes, you can use our free XML to HTML converter on any operating system that has a web browser. Our XML to HTML converter works online and does not require any software installation.

Detailed examples are available at GitHub in the form of executable projects. If you are only interested in XML to HTML conversion then check .NET & Java examples.

Other Supported Conversions

You can also convert XML into many other file formats. Please see the complete list below.

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XML Schema Documentation Generator

The XML Schema Documentation tool creates PDF, HTML or ASP.Net documentation from an XSD.

Having high quality documentation for your XML Schemas makes it easier to understand, and allows it to be shared more easily between groups of developers and analysts. The generated documentation contains the original schema code, diagrams, detailed properties, type hierarchy, annotations and references to all uses.

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Customizable, the HTML or ASP.Net site can be customized making it easy to integrate with your own web site. You can even use your own XSLT templates.

Example XSD documentation can be seen on the XSD Library Web Site.

Features

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XML Standards Library Web Site

The XML Standard Library Web Site was created using the XML Schema Documentation tool, and includes large industry standard schema.

Examples

XSD Tutorials

Video Tutorials

Generate HTML Documentation

This video tutorial shows how to create HTML documentation for an XML Schema.

Liquid Studio Overview

An introduction to the Liquid Studio IDE, including XML Schema Editing, XML Editing and XPath tools.

XML Schema Editor (XSD)

This video tutorial shows how to work in the graphical, text and split views, adding items, changing properties and updating documentation annotations.

XML Editor

This video tutorial shows the functionality of the XML Editor.

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