Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: XML.Format

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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 } ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example value

XML The XML to process.
Can be XML as text or the reference returned by XML.Parse function, so you can make several times changes to the XML without parsing it each time. "<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. Can be XML as text or the reference returned by XML.Parse function, so you can make several times changes to the XML without parsing it each time.	"<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

Created 20th May 2016, last changed 2nd February 2018

XML.ExtractText - XML.GetAttribute