xml » beautify(xml,var)

Description

This command parse xml into a beautified version of the same, and stored the formatted content as var. Logically and structurally speaking the content of var should be the same as that of xml.

For example, suppose the following XML document:

<test><first>level 1</first><second><inner>level 2</inner></second><third><inner>level 3</inner></third></test>

This command will beautify/reformat the XML content as follows:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<test>
  <first>level 1</first>
  <second>
    <inner>level 2</inner>
  </second>
  <third>
      <inner>level 3</inner>
  </third>
</test>

Note:- If XML prolog is missing, it will add default XML prolog as <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

Parameters

• xml - the XML document or file
• var - the variable name to store the beautified content.

Example

Script:

Output:

See Also

• minify(xml,var)