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XML#

The XML node is useful to convert data from and to XML.

Node Reference#

  • Mode: The format the data should be converted from and to.
    • JSON to XML: Converts data from JSON to XML
    • XML to JSON: Converts data from XML to JSON
  • Property Name: The name of the property which contains the data to convert.
  • Options
    • Allow Surrogate Chars: Allows using characters from the Unicode surrogate blocks. This field is displayed when 'JSON to XML' is selected from the Mode dropdown list.
    • cdata: Wrap text nodes instead of escaping when necessary. This field is displayed when 'JSON to XML' is selected from the Mode dropdown list.
    • Headless: Omit the XML header. This field is displayed when 'JSON to XML' is selected from the Mode dropdown list.
    • Root Name: Root element name to be used. This field is displayed when 'JSON to XML' is selected from the Mode dropdown list.
    • Explicit Array: Always put child nodes in an array if true; otherwise an array is created. This field is displayed when 'XML to JSON' is selected from the Mode dropdown list.
    • Explicit Root: Set this if you want to get the root node in the resulting object. This field is displayed when 'XML to JSON' is selected from the Mode dropdown list.
    • Ignore Attributes: Ignore all XML attributes and only create text nodes. This field is displayed when 'XML to JSON' is selected from the Mode dropdown list.
    • Merge Attributes: Merge attributes and child elements as properties of the parent, instead of keying attributes off a child attribute object. This option is ignored if 'Ignore Attribute' is true. This field is displayed when 'XML to JSON' is selected from the Mode dropdown list.
    • Normalize: Trim whitespaces inside the text nodes. This field is displayed when 'XML to JSON' is selected from the Mode dropdown list.
    • Normalize Tags: Normalize all tag names to lowercase. This field is displayed when 'XML to JSON' is selected from the Mode dropdown list.
    • Trim: Trim the whitespace at the beginning and end of text nodes. This field is displayed when 'XML to JSON' is selected from the Mode dropdown list.
    • Attribute Key: Prefix that is used to access the attributes.
    • Character Key: Prefix that is used to access the character content.

Example Usage#

This Pathway allows you to convert the JSON data received from the CocktailDB API to XML. This example usage Pathway uses the following nodes. - Start - HTTP Request - XML

1. Start node#

The start node exists by default when you create a new workflow.

2. HTTP Request node (GET)#

  1. Enter https://www.thecocktaildb.com/api/json/v1/1/random.php in the URL field.
  2. Click on Execute Node to run the node.

3. XML node (JSON to XML)#

  1. Select 'JSON to XML' from the Mode dropdown list.
  2. Click on Execute Node to run the node.