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XML.ToJSON

Converts XML to JSON.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
XML	The XML to process.	"<test>Hello</test>"
Flags	Various Flags. Add 1 to ignore errors in xml and continue parsing. This may lead to not everything in the xml being read. Add 2 to put attributs inline. Add 4 to make entries with true/false being boolean. Add 8 to make entries with numbers as numbers. Add 16 to include namespaces.	0	Optional

Result

Returns JSON or error.

Description

Examples

Try it:

Set Variable [ $XML ; Value: MBS( "JSON.ToXML"; "{\"Hello\": \"World\"}"; "test") ]
Show Custom Dialog [ $xml ]
Set Variable [ $JSON ; Value: MBS( "XML.ToJSON"; $XML) ]
Show Custom Dialog [ $json ]

Try with boolean and number detection:

MBS( "XML.ToJSON";
"<test>
    <value>123</value>
    <value>45.67</value>
    <value>true</value>
    <value>false</value>
    <value>Hello</value>
</test>"; 4 + 8 )

Example result:
{
  "test":   {
    "value":   [123, 45.67, true, false, "Hello"]
  }
}

See also

• JSON.ToXML

Release notes

• Version 12.5
  • Changed XML.ToJSON to better convert single values, which are boolean or number and not just text.
• Version 12.4
  • Changed JSON.ToXML to unpack the text nodes made by XML.ToJSON.
  • Improved XML.ToJSON to handle data type conversion for attributes, too.
• Version 12.1
  • Added new flag for XML.ToJSON to include namespaces.
• Version 11.2
  • Added new flags for XML.ToJSON to detect numbers and booleans better.
• Version 10.5
  • Changed XML.ToJSON and added option for compacter attributes processing.
• Version 10.4
  • Changed JSON.ToXML to recreate attributes stored as @attributes entry by XML.ToJSON function.
• 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.

Example Databases

• XML/XML and JSON
• XML/XML to JSON

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Created 27th April 2018, last changed 7th February 2022

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