Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: XML.Format

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New in version: 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Statistic

XML.Format

Formats XML document.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Server	FileMaker Cloud	FileMaker iOS SDK
XML	6.2	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

MBS( "XML.Format"; XML { ; Flags } )

Parameters

Parameter Description Example value

XML The XML to process. "<test>Hello</test>"

Flags Optional
Various Flags.
Add 1 to ignore errors in xml and continue parsing. This may lead to not everything in the xml being read.
Add 8 to remove all namespaces before query to have queries easier. (new in 6.3) 0

Parameter	Description	Example value
XML	The XML to process.	"<test>Hello</test>"
Flags	Optional Various Flags. Add 1 to ignore errors in xml and continue parsing. This may lead to not everything in the xml being read. Add 8 to remove all namespaces before query to have queries easier. (new in 6.3)	0

Result

Returns XML or error.

Description

Formats XML document.

Examples

Format the document:

MBS("XML.Format"; Canonical XML::Input XML; 1)

Format removing namespace:

MBS( "XML.Format"; "<cfdi:Invoice invoiceTotal=\"450.24\"> </cfdi:Invoice>" ; 8)

Check if XML is valid:

MBS( "XML.Format"; "<hello></Hello>";0 )

Example result: [MBS] Failed to parse XML: Opening and ending tag mismatch: hello line 1 and Hello

Example Databases

XML.ExtractText - XML.GetAttribute

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