xmltidy

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Module

The xmltidy accessor is exported by the urn:org:ten60:netkernel:ext:xml:ura module. Import this module to gain access to the accessor.

Syntax

URI

active:xmltidy

Argument	Rules	Description
operand	Mandatory Fragment OK	input document

Example Usage

DPML

<instr>
  <type>xmltidy</type>
  <operand>input.xml</operand>
  <target>output.xml</target>
</instr>

NetKernel Foundation API

req=context.createSubRequest("active:xmltidy");
req.addArgument("operand", [resource representation, aspect, or URI] );
result=context.issueSubRequest(req);

Purpose

The xmltidy accessor takes an XML document and trims all whitespace nodes from the document. It then adds whitespace to indent the XML in a way which looks tidy to a human eye.