Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: XML.ToJSON

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New in version: 8.5 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 10.0 10.1 10.2 Statistic

XML.ToJSON

Converts XML to JSON.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Server	FileMaker Cloud	FileMaker iOS SDK
XML	8.2	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

MBS( "XML.ToJSON"; XML { ; Flags } ) More

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. 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.	0

Result

Returns JSON or error.

Description

Converts XML to JSON.
For nodes in the XML we create objects and key/values.
Attributes are put in @attributes nodes.

Example Databases

XML/XML to JSON

Blog Entries

Release notes

Version 10.0
- Improved CData handling for XML.ToJSON function.
Version 9.5
- Fixed bug in XML.ToJSON function.
Version 8.2
- Added XML.ToJSON function.
- Changed XML.ToJSON to create array if a key is used several times.

Created 27th April 2018, last changed 27th April 2018

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