XMLDocumentComponent

Use the xmlDocumentComponent to manipulate an XML document using Studio automations. Adding an xmlDocumentComponent to an automation is synonymous to creating an instance of an XML document.

Using the xmlDocumentComponent methods you can load a document and then modify the document by inserting nodes, modifying nodes, and deleting node, and so on. You can associate the xmlDocumentComponent with a schema. When associated with a schema, Studio provides properties and methods to enforce the document structure while manipulating the document within automations. For more information, see xmlDocumentComponent with Schema.

A subsidiary component to the xmlDocumentComponent is the xmlElementComponent. The xmlElementComponent represents an individual XML element within an XML document. The xmlElementComponent provides the basis for all element manipulations within an XML document and is also used as a base type when generating data types from an XML Schema Definition (XSD) to provide enhanced XML manipulation capabilities around various data types defined within an XSD. The xmlElementComponent is not a toolbox resident component; rather it is accessed from the xmlDocumentComponent to get instances of this type when navigating through, or adding elements to a document.

When you add this component to an automation, the system places it on the Global tab of the component tray. For more information, see Adding Global Components to an Automation. This component must be global to be referenced by other automations in the project.

These xmlDocumentComponent functions are available for the component:

These functions only apply when using the xmlDocumentComponent in StonglyTyped DocumentMode, such as when using a schema.

Note: When you add the xmlDocumentComponent to an automation, it is placed in the Global tab of the Components Tray. This way, any automation in the solution will have access to the document.

 For more information, see General Component Properties Methods Events.

 

Properties

Property

Description

Type

ChildNodes

Gets a list of child nodes from the designated XML document.

IList <xmlElementComponent>

Document

Gets the xmlDocumentComponent for a document.

xmlDocumentComponent

DocumentElement

Gets the document element as an xmlElementComponent.

xmlElementComponent

DocumentMode

Gets the current document mode. The options are:

The default mode is FreeForm. After selecting a schema using the Set Schema Provider link, the mode is automatically set to StronglyTyped.

xmlDocumentMode

HasChildNodes

Returns True if the document has child nodes.

Boolean

InnerText

Gets or sets the concatenated values of the document and all its child nodes. Note that you cannot use this property to set the values in a strongly typed document.

String

InnerXML

Gets or sets the markup for the children of the document. Note that you cannot use this property to set the values in a strongly typed document.

String

LocalName

Gets the local name of the document.

String

NodeName

Gets the qualified name of the node.

String

OuterXML

Gets the full text of document.

String

Prefix

Gets the namespace for the prefix.

String

SchemaProvider

Gets the schema provider assigned to the document, if any.

xmlSchemaProvider

Valid

Gets the last know validation state.

Boolean

ValidationErrors

Gets a list of validation errors from last execution of the Validate method.

xmlDocumentValidation[]

 

Methods

Method

Description

Parameters

Return Type

AppendChild

Appends XML as a document element.

String XML

Void

AppendChild

Appends element a document element.

xmlElementComponent Element

Void

ClearDocument

Clears a document element

None

Void

Create.Type

Creates an instance of the given type populating the property value with the arguments made to the method call. This method only applies to strongly typed documents. For more information, see xmlDocumentComponent with Schema.

Type List without Collections

 

Type

GetAttribute

Gets the value of an attribute on the root element.

String attribute

String

GetDocument

Gets xmlDocumentComponent for document.

xmlDocumentComponent document

Boolean

GetDocumentElement

Returns the document element.

None

xmlElementComponent or descendent type

GetFirstChild

Gets first child node of the document.  Returns true if element output is not null.

None

xmlElementComponent element, Boolean

GetLastChild

Gets the last child of the document.  Returns true if element output is not null.

None

xmlElementComponent element, Boolean

GetNextSibling

This is an inherited property and has no function on the XML document level.

None

xmlElementComponent, Boolean

GetParentNode

This is an inherited property and has no function on the XML document level.

None

xmlElementComponent, Boolean

GetPreviousSibling

This is an inherited property and has no function on the XML document level.

None

xmlElementComponent, Boolean

Insert

Inserts XML, note that the index is ignored. Returns True if the insert was successful.

Integer Index, String XML

Boolean

Insert

Inserts element, note that the index is ignored. Returns True if the insert is successful.

Integer Index, xmlElementComponent element

Boolean

InsertAfter

Inserts XML as specified by a String after selected node. Node selection via the XPath. Returns True if the insert is successful.

String Xpath, String XML

Boolean

InsertAter

Inserts XML as specified by an xmlElementComponent after selected node. Node selection via the XPath. Returns True if the insert is successful.

String Xpath, xmlElementComponent Element

Boolean

InsertBefore

Inserts XML as specified by a string before selected node. Node selection via the XPath. Returns True if the insert is successful.

String Xpath, String XML

Boolean

InsertBefore

Inserts XML as specified by an xmlElementComponent before selected node. Node selection vial the XPath. Returns True if the insert is successful.

String Xpath, xmlElementComponent Element

Boolean

Load

Loads XML into the document from the file you specified. Returns True if the document load is successful.

String Filename

Boolean

Load

Loads XML into the  document from the stream. Returns True if the document load is successful.

Stream Stream

Boolean

LoadXML

Loads XML into the document from the string. Returns True if the document load is successful.

String XML

Boolean

PrependChild

Prepends XML to the document element.

String XML

Void

PrependChild

Prepends element to the document element.

xmlElementComponent Element

Void

Remove

Removes the document element. Index is ignored.

Int Integer

Void

RemoveNodes

Removes the nodes as specified by the XPath. Returns True if the nodes located and removed.

String Xpath

Boolean

RemoveSingleNode

Removes the first node selected by XPath. Returns True if the node is located and removed.

String Xpath

Boolean

Replace

Replaces the node selected by XPath with the XML you specified. Returns True if the node is located and replaced.

String Xpath, String XML

Boolean

Replace

Replaces node selected by XPath with the specified element. Returns True if the node is located and replaced.

String Xpath, xmlElementComponent Element

Boolean

Save

Saves current document. Returns True if the save is successful.

None

Boolean

Save

Saves document to specified file. Returns True if the save is successful.

String Filename

Boolean

Save

Saves document to specified stream. Returns True if the save is successful.

Stream Stream

Boolean

SelectNodes

Selects the nodes by specified XPath and returns a list of xmlElementComponents.

String Xpath

IList xmlElementComponents

SelectSingleNode

Selects the first node matching the XPath.

String Xpath

xmlElementComponent

ToString

Returns OuterXML value.

None

String

Validate

Validates the document against the associated schema provider. This method only applies to strongly typed documents.  For more information, see xmlDocumentComponent with Schema.

None

Boolean

Validate

Validates the document against the XSD set in the xsdFilePath property. This method only applies to strongly typed documents.  For more information, see xmlDocumentComponent with Schema.

String xsdFilePath

Boolean

ViewDocument

Displays a modal dialog that contains a web browser which shows the current contents of the XML document.

None

Void

ViewSchema

Displays a modal dialog that contains a web browser which shows the current contents of the document schema (.xsd file).

None

Void

ViewSchema

Displays a modal dialog that contains a web browser which shows the current contents of the XSD set in the xsdFilePath property.

String xsdFilePath

 Void

 

Related information

Using the xmlDocumentComponent

xmlElementComponent

xmlDocumentComponent with Schema

Using the xmlDocumentComponent with Schema

 


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