Converts an XML document that is represented as a string variable into an XML document object.
xmlParse(xmlString [, caseSensitive] [, validator])
returns xml
| Name | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| xmlString | string | Yes | 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. |
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| caseSensitive | boolean | No | NO | Maintains the case of document elements and attributes. Default: false |
| validator | string | No | 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. |
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)>