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isXML

Determines whether a string is well-formed XML text.

isXML(value)

returns boolean

Argument Reference

Name	Type	Required	Default	Description
value	string	Yes		A string containing the XML document text.
parserOptions	struct	No		XML parsing options. No documentation available on usage.

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: YES

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: NO

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