xmlParse

Converts an XML document that is represented as a string
variable into an XML document object.

xmlParse(xmlString [, caseSensitive] [, validator]) → returns xml

Argument Reference

xmlString string
Required

Any of the following:
- A string containing XML text.
- The name of an XML file.
- The URL of an XML file; valid protocol identifiers
include http, https, ftp, and file.

caseSensitive boolean
Default: `false`

Maintains the case of document elements and attributes.
Default: false

Values:

true
false

validator string

Any of the following:
- The name of a Document Type Definition (DTD) or
XML Schema file.
- The URL of a DTD or Schema file; valid protocol
identifiers include http, https, ftp, and file.
- A string representation of a DTD or Schema.
- An empty string; in this case, the XML file must
contain an embedded DTD or Schema identifier, which
is used to validate the document.

Examples

Sample code invoking the xmlParse function

Parse XML read from a file

Read XML from a file and use the xmlParse method to parse it into an XML data structure.

<cffile action="read" file="#tempxml#" variable="xmlString">
<cfset myXML = xmlParse(xmlString)>

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xmlParse

Argument Reference

xmlString string Required

caseSensitive boolean Default: false

validator string

Examples Add An Example Sample code invoking the xmlParse function

Parse XML read from a file

xmlString string
Required

caseSensitive boolean
Default: `false`

Examples
Sample code invoking the xmlParse function