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Version: 10.1

xslutil:json2xml

note

This article is about the xslutil:json2xml Blend function.

xslutil:json2xml​

Converts a JSON fragment to an equivalent XML fragment.

Syntax​

Namespace declaration​

You need to declare this namespace only if you call the function directly from the USCSXSL component but outside Blend. In a Blend context (ublendit.exe, uscsxsl.blend()) the namespace is already declared in the Blend transformation, which is in xsl\Util\Batch.1.0.xsl in your USoft installation folder.

xmlns:xslutil="USoft:XslUtil"

Function call​

xslutil:json2xml( *json* )

*json*   ::=  { *filepath* | *xpath* }

Pass the required json input code:

  • As a filepath if you want the JSON input to be read from the file pointed at. See Example 1.
  • As an xpath expression if  you want to pass the JSON input inline (that is, inside the Blend script). See Example 2.
tip

To convert JSON to XML, prefer the pc:assign-nodeset-from-json directive, which stores the XML result in a nodeset variable for further processing.

Example 1​

<example xmlns:pc="Processing.Command">
	<pc:assign-string jsonstring = "{path:Combine('c:\usoft\blend\JSON', 'app.config.json')}"/>
	<pc:assign-nodeset xmlresult = "{xslutil:json2xml($jsonstring)}" />
	<pc:copy-of select="$xmlresult"/>
</example>

Example 2​

<example xmlns:pc="Processing.Command">
	<pc:assign-string jsonstring = "{.}">{"myname":"Lakshmi"}</pc:assign-string>
	<pc:assign-nodeset xmlresult = "{xslutil:json2xml($jsonstring)}" />
	<pc:copy-of select="$xmlresult"/>
</example>