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GetListAsXML ( theList ; Element )

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Andy Knasinski, NRG Software, LLC.
http://www.nrgosft.com

Easily convert a list to XML

Sample Input:

GetListAsXML ( "Value 1¶Value 2¶Value 3" ; "Value" )

Sample Output:

<Value>Value 1</Value>
<Value>Value 2</Value>
<Value>Value 3</Value>

// Description: // GetListAsXML ( theList ; Element ) // A recursive function that takes a list of values // and returns an XML string with each value containing an XML prefix/suffix // Written by Andy Knasinski // www.nrgsoft.com // sample // GetListAsXML ( "Value 1¶Value 2¶Value 3" ; "Value" ) // would return an XML string for all fields on the current layout If ( IsEmpty ( theList ); theList; Let ([curValue = GetValue ( theList ; 1 ) ]; "<" & Element &">" & curValue & "</" & Element & ">" & If ( ValueCount ( theList ) > 1 ; "¶" ; "" ) & GetListAsXML ( RightValues ( theList ; ValueCount ( theList ) - 1 ) ; Element ) ) )
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Description:

Recursive function to convert a list of values (return delimited) to XML syntax

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This is my Custom Function and I want to edit it

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I'm not sure why this would be needed, but if so, it can be calculated directly without recursion:

Let ( [
openTag = "<" & elementName & ">" ;
closeTag = "<" & elementName & "/>"
] ;
openTag & Substitute ( listOfValues ; ¶ ; closeTag & ¶ & openTag ) & closeTag
)

comment, VR
August 06, 2009 7:37am

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