Rules on XML to JSON Conversion |
The default XML to JSON conversion rules are as below.
Pattern Description |
XML |
JSON |
Access |
|---|---|---|---|
Empty Element |
<Name></Name> |
Name:"" |
|
Element with text and no other children |
<Name>Alchemist</Name> |
Name:"Alchemist" |
|
Element with children 1 |
<Book><Name>Alchemist</Name><Author>Paulo Coehlo</Author></Book> |
Book:{
Name:"Alchemist",
Author:"Paulo Coehlo"
}
|
Accessing Book Id and Book Author Book.Name Book.Author |
Element with children 2 |
<Book id="ISBN:1321324354436"> <Name>Alchemist</Name> <Author country="Brazil">Paulo Coehlo</Author> |
Book:{
"@id":"ISBN:1321324354436",
"Name":"Alchemist",
Author:
{ "text":"Paulo Coehlo", "@country":"Brazil" }
}
|
Accessing Book Id and Book name Book["@id"] Book.Name |
Element with attributes and text |
<Book><Author country="Brazil">Paulo Coehlo</Author><Book> |
Book:{
Author:
{ text:"Paulo Coehlo", "@country":"Brazil" }
}
|
Accessing Author and Author Country Book.Author.text Book.Author.["@country"] |
Namespace (are also considered attributes) |
<Author country="Brazil" xmlns="http://sample.com/demo">Paulo Coehlo</Author> |
Author:
{ "text":"Paulo Coehlo",
"@country":"Brazil",
"@xmlns":"http://sample.com/demo"}
|
Accessing name space for Author Author["@xmlns"] |
Element with prefix |
<Book><demo:Author country="Brazil" xmlns:demo="http://sample.com/demo">Paulo Coehlo</demo:Author> <Book> |
Book:{
"demo:Author":{ "text":"Paulo Coehlo", "@country":"Brazil",
"@xmlns" : "http://sample.com/demo" }
}
|
Accessing Author text and Country Book["demo:Author"].text Book["demo:Author"]["@country"] |
null="true" |
<Name null="true" xsi:nil="true" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"/> |
Name:"" |
|
Arrays |
<Books><Book><Name>The Prophet</Name> <Author>Kahlil Gibran</Author></Book><Book><Name>Alchemist</Name><Author>Paulo Coehlo</Author></Book> <Book><Name>Tuesdays with Morrie</Name><Author>Mitch Albom</Author></Book></Books> |
Books:{Book:[
{ Name:"The Prophet", Author:"Kahlil Gibran" },
{ Name:"Alchemist", Author:"Paulo Coehlo"},
{ Name:"Tuesdays with Morrie", Author:"Mitch Albom"}
]}
|
|
| Arrays without Child | <Books><Book>A</Book><Book>B</Book><Book>C</Book></Books> |
Books:{
Book:["A","B","C"]}
}
|