XMLElement ( TagName ; Content ; NameSpace ; AttributeValueList )

Formats a XML element with opening tags, namespace, attributes, and closing tags. Also handles empty tags. NameSpace and attributes can be empty.

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Mark Geerdes - Show more from this author
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Sample input:

XMLElement("TagName" ; "Content" ; "NameSpace" ; "Attribute=Value" )

Sample output:

"Content"

Function definition: (Copy & paste into FileMaker's Edit Custom Function window)

/* <NameSpace:TagName Attribute=Value>Content</NameSpace:TagName>
* If Content is empty, create an empty element <NameSpace:TagName Attribute=Value />
*/
/**
 * =====================================
 * XMLElement ( TagName ; Content ; [NameSpace ; AttributeValueList] )
 *
 * PURPOSE:
 *	Formats a XML element
 *
 * RETURNS:
 *	the full element
 *
 * PARAMETERS: See example at top
 *	TagName = The Name of the Tag
 *	Content = The Content of the Element
 *	NameSpace = the NameSpace id that goes before the TagName
 *	AttributeValueList = a comma or equal sign separated Value List of Attribute names and Values
 *
 * DEPENDENCIES:
 *	none
 *
 * HISTORY:
 *	2016/03/16 Mark Geerdes Created
 *
 * =====================================
 */

"<" 
&
If ( IsEmpty ( NameSpace ) ; 
	"" ; 
	NameSpace & ":" 
)
&
TagName
&
If ( IsEmpty ( AttributeValueList ) ; 
	"" ; 
	" " & Substitute ( AttributeValueList ; ["," ; "="] ; ["¶" ; " "] )
)
&
If ( IsEmpty ( Content ) ; 
	"/>" ;
	">"
	& 
	Content
	&
	"</"
	&
	 If ( IsEmpty ( NameSpace ) ; 
		"" ; 
		NameSpace & ":" 
	)
	&
	TagName
	&
	">"
)

Correctly formats a XMLElement. Can use embedded commands in order to format your XML to look the way your system needs it. For embedded commands, the next XMLElement command would be placed in the Content parameter:

XMLElement ( "PackageIdentifier" ;
XMLElement ( "Type" ;
"TRACKING_NUMBER_OR_DOORTAG" ;
$version ;
""
) & //End Type
XMLElement ( "Value" ;
$trackingNumber ;
$version ;
""
) //End Value
;
$version ;
""
) //End PackageIdentifier

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XMLElement ( TagName ; Content ; NameSpace ; AttributeValueList )

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