isXML

Determines whether a string is well-formed XML text.

isXML(value) → returns boolean

Argument Reference

value string
Required

A string containing the XML document text.

parserOptions struct

XML parsing options. No documentation available on usage.

Examples
Sample code invoking the isXML function

isXML Example

Returns true if the string is well-formed XML.

example = '<coldfusionengines>
 <engine>
  <name>Adobe ColdFusion</name>
 </engine>
 <engine>
  <name>Lucee</name>
 </engine>
 <engine>
  <name>Railo</name>
 </engine>
 <engine>
  <name>Open BlueDragon</name>
 </engine>
</coldfusionengines>';
writeOutput( isXml( example ) );

Expected Result: true

isXML Example for Invalid XML

Returns false if the string is not well-formed XML.

example1 = '<coldfusionengines>
 <engine>
  <name>Adobe ColdFusion</name>
 </engine>
 <engine>
  <name>Lucee</name>';
writeOutput( isXml( example1 ) );

Expected Result: false

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