@ohos.convertxml (XML-to-JavaScript Conversion)

The convertxml module provides APIs for converting XML text into JavaScript objects.

NOTE

The initial APIs of this module are supported since API version 8. Newly added APIs will be marked with a superscript to indicate their earliest API version.

Modules to Import

import { convertxml } from '@kit.ArkTS';

ConvertXML

fastConvertToJSObject¹⁴⁺

fastConvertToJSObject(xml: string, options?: ConvertOptions) : Object

Converts an XML text into a JavaScript object.

NOTE

In Windows, a newline is usually represented by the carriage return (CR) followed by the line feed (LF). However, the object obtained by calling this API uses only the LF to indicate a new line.

Atomic service API: This API can be used in atomic services since API version 14.

System capability: SystemCapability.Utils.Lang

Parameters

Name	Type	Mandatory	Description
xml	string	Yes	XML text to convert. If the XML text contains the ampersand (&), replace it with the entity reference &.
options	ConvertOptions	No	Options for conversion. The default value is a ConvertOptions object, which consists of the default values of the attributes in the object.

Return value

Type	Description
Object	JavaScript object.

Error codes

For details about the error codes, see Universal Error Codes and Utils Error Codes.

ID	Error Message
401	Parameter error. Possible causes: 1. Mandatory parameters are left unspecified; 2. Incorrect parameter types.
10200002	Invalid xml string.

Example

try {
  let xml =
    '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>' +
    '<note importance="high" logged="true">' +
    '   <title>Hello\r\nWorld</title>' +
    '   <todo><![CDATA[Work\r\n]]></todo>' +
    '</note>';
  let conv = new convertxml.ConvertXML()
  let options: convertxml.ConvertOptions = {
    trim: false, declarationKey: "_declaration",
    instructionKey: "_instruction", attributesKey: "_attributes",
    textKey: "_text", cdataKey: "_cdata", doctypeKey: "_doctype",
    commentKey: "_comment", parentKey: "_parent", typeKey: "_type",
    nameKey: "_name", elementsKey: "_elements"
  }
  let result = JSON.stringify(conv.fastConvertToJSObject(xml, options));
  console.log(result);
} catch (e) {
  console.log((e as Object).toString());
}
// Output (non-compact)
// {"_declaration":{"_attributes":{"version":"1.0","encoding":"utf-8"}},"_elements":[{"_type":"element","_name":"note","_attributes":{"importance":"high","logged":"true"},"_elements":[{"_type":"element","_name":"title","_elements":[{"_type":"text","_text":"Hello\nWorld"}]},{"_type":"element","_name":"todo","_elements":[{"_type":"cdata","_cdata":"Work\n"}]}]}]}

convertToJSObject^(deprecated)

convertToJSObject(xml: string, options?: ConvertOptions) : Object

Converts an XML text into a JavaScript object.

NOTE

This API is supported since API version 9 and deprecated since API version 14. You are advised to use fastConvertToJSObject¹⁴⁺ instead.

Atomic service API: This API can be used in atomic services since API version 11.

System capability: SystemCapability.Utils.Lang

Parameters

Name	Type	Mandatory	Description
xml	string	Yes	XML text to convert. If the XML text contains the ampersand (&), replace it with the entity reference &.
options	ConvertOptions	No	Options for conversion. The default value is a ConvertOptions object, which consists of the default values of the attributes in the object.

Return value

Type	Description
Object	JavaScript object.

Error codes

For details about the error codes, see Universal Error Codes and Utils Error Codes.

ID	Error Message
401	Parameter error. Possible causes: 1. Mandatory parameters are left unspecified; 2. Incorrect parameter types.
10200002	Invalid xml string.

Example

try {
  let xml =
    '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>' +
      '<note importance="high" logged="true">' +
      '    <title>Happy</title>' +
      '    <todo>Work</todo>' +
      '    <todo>Play</todo>' +
      '</note>';
  let conv = new convertxml.ConvertXML()
  let options: convertxml.ConvertOptions = {
    trim: false, declarationKey: "_declaration",
    instructionKey: "_instruction", attributesKey: "_attributes",
    textKey: "_text", cdataKey: "_cdata", doctypeKey: "_doctype",
    commentKey: "_comment", parentKey: "_parent", typeKey: "_type",
    nameKey: "_name", elementsKey: "_elements"
  }
  let result = JSON.stringify(conv.convertToJSObject(xml, options));
  console.log(result);
} catch (e) {
  console.log((e as Object).toString());
}
// Output (non-compact)
// {"_declaration":{"_attributes":{"version":"1.0","encoding":"utf-8"}},"_elements":[{"_type":"element","_name":"note","_attributes":{"importance":"high","logged":"true"},"_elements":[{"_type":"element","_name":"title","_elements":[{"_type":"text","_text":"Happy"}]},{"_type":"element","_name":"todo","_elements":[{"_type":"text","_text":"Work"}]},{"_type":"element","_name":"todo","_elements":[{"_type":"text","_text":"Play"}]}]}]}

convert^(deprecated)

convert(xml: string, options?: ConvertOptions) : Object

Converts an XML text into a JavaScript object.

NOTE

This API is supported since API version 8 and deprecated since API version 9. You are advised to use fastConvertToJSObject¹⁴⁺ instead.

System capability: SystemCapability.Utils.Lang

Parameters

Name	Type	Mandatory	Description
xml	string	Yes	XML text to convert.
options	ConvertOptions	No	Options for conversion. The default value is a ConvertOptions object, which consists of the default values of the attributes in the object.

Return value

Type	Description
Object	JavaScript object.

Example

let xml =
  '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>' +
    '<note importance="high" logged="true">' +
    '    <title>Happy</title>' +
    '    <todo>Work</todo>' +
    '    <todo>Play</todo>' +
    '</note>';
let conv = new convertxml.ConvertXML();
let options: convertxml.ConvertOptions = {trim : false, declarationKey:"_declaration",
  instructionKey : "_instruction", attributesKey : "_attributes",
  textKey : "_text", cdataKey:"_cdata", doctypeKey : "_doctype",
  commentKey : "_comment", parentKey : "_parent", typeKey : "_type",
  nameKey : "_name", elementsKey : "_elements"}
let result = JSON.stringify(conv.convert(xml, options));
console.log(result);
// Output (non-compact)
// {"_declaration":{"_attributes":{"version":"1.0","encoding":"utf-8"}},"_elements":[{"_type":"element","_name":"note","_attributes":{"importance":"high","logged":"true"},"_elements":[{"_type":"element","_name":"title","_elements":[{"_type":"text","_text":"Happy"}]},{"_type":"element","_name":"todo","_elements":[{"_type":"text","_text":"Work"}]},{"_type":"element","_name":"todo","_elements":[{"_type":"text","_text":"Play"}]}]}]}

ConvertOptions

Options for conversion.

Atomic service API: This API can be used in atomic services since API version 11.

System capability: SystemCapability.Utils.Lang

Name	Type	Mandatory	Description
trim	boolean	Yes	Whether to trim the whitespace characters before and after the text. The value true means to trim the whitespace characters before and after the text, and false means to keep them.
ignoreDeclaration	boolean	No	Whether to ignore the XML declaration. The value true means to ignore the XML declaration, and false means the opposite. The default value is false.
ignoreInstruction	boolean	No	Whether to ignore the XML processing instruction. The value true means to ignore the XML processing instruction, and false means the opposite. The default value is false.
ignoreAttributes	boolean	No	Whether to ignore the element's attribute information. The value true means to ignore the element's attribute information, and false means the opposite. The default value is false.
ignoreComment	boolean	No	Whether to ignore element comments. The value true means to ignore element comments, and false means the opposite. The default value is false.
ignoreCDATA	boolean	No	Whether to ignore the element's CDATA information. The value true means to ignore the element's CDATA information, and false means the opposite. The default value is false.
ignoreDoctype	boolean	No	Whether to ignore the element's Doctype information. The value true means to ignore the element's Doctype information, and false means the opposite. The default value is false.
ignoreText	boolean	No	Whether to ignore the element's text information. The value true means to ignore the element's text information, and false means the opposite. The default value is false.
declarationKey	string	Yes	Name of the attribute key for declaration in the output object.
instructionKey	string	Yes	Name of the attribute key for instruction in the output object.
attributesKey	string	Yes	Name of the attribute key for attributes in the output object.
textKey	string	Yes	Name of the attribute key for text in the output object.
cdataKey	string	Yes	Name of the attribute key for cdata in the output object.
doctypeKey	string	Yes	Name of the attribute key for doctype in the output object.
commentKey	string	Yes	Name of the attribute key for comment in the output object.
parentKey	string	Yes	Name of the attribute key for parent in the output object.
typeKey	string	Yes	Name of the attribute key for type in the output object.
nameKey	string	Yes	Name of the attribute key for name in the output object.
elementsKey	string	Yes	Name of the attribute key for elements in the output object.