XML functions

These XML functions are part of the DekiScript and Expert runtime environment.

xml.date(doc, xpath, namespaces) : str

Get a date-time value from an XML document.

Name Type Description
doc xml XML document
xpath str (optional) xpath to value (default: ".")
namespaces map (optional) namespaces (default: none)

xml.format(doc, style) : str

Render the XML document.

Name Type Description
doc xml XML document
style str (optional) formatting style (one of "plain", "xhtml", "indented"; default: "indented")

xml.html(doc, xpath) : xml

Render a selection of nodes into an xml document.

Name Type Description
doc xml XML document
xpath str (optional) xpath for selector

xml.list(doc, xpath, namespaces, xml) : list

Get list of values from an XML document.

Name Type Description
doc xml XML document
xpath str xpath to list of values
namespaces map (optional) namespaces (default: none)
xml bool (optional) capture enclosing XML element (default: false)

xml.name(doc) : str

Get the name of the root node in the XML document.

Name Type Description
doc xml XML document

xml.num(doc, xpath, namespaces) : num

Get a number from an XML document.

Name Type Description
doc xml XML document
xpath str (optional) xpath to value (default: ".")
namespaces map (optional) namespaces (default: none)

xml.replace(doc, substitutions) : xml

Replace nodes in XML document selected by xpath-to-value map.

Name Type Description
doc xml  
substitutions map  

xml.select(doc, xpath, namespaces) : xml

Create an XML selection using an xpath.

Name Type Description
doc xml XML document
xpath str (optional) xpath for selector
namespaces map (optional) namespaces (default: none)

xml.text(doc, xpath, namespaces, xml, inner) : str

Get a text value from an XML document.

Name Type Description
doc xml XML document
xpath str (optional) xpath to value (default: ".")
namespaces map (optional) namespaces (default: none)
xml bool (optional) include XML elements (default: false)
inner bool (optional) include only inner XML (default: false )