AllowXmlElement (XmlDoc property)
May Element names begin with "xml"? (XmlDoc class)
The AllowXmlElement property indicates whether or not the method object XmlDoc allows the deserialization of an XML document that contains Elements that begin with the character sequence xml (regardless of case).
A Boolean value of True allows such deserializations. The default value, False, cancels the request if such a deserialization is attempted.
Syntax
%currentBoolean = doc:AllowXmlElement doc:AllowXmlElement = newBoolean
Syntax terms
| %currentBoolean | The Boolean enumeration value of doc's AllowXmlElement property. For more information about these enumerations, see Using Boolean enumerations. |
|---|---|
| doc | An XmlDoc object expression. |
| newBoolean | The Boolean value to assign to doc's AllowXmlElement property. |
Usage notes
- Deserializing Elements whose name begins with "xml" was restricted due to the following excerpt from the XML standard:
- Names beginning with the string "xml", or any string which would match (('X'|'x') ('M'|'m') ('L'|'l')), are reserved for standardization in this or future versions of this specification.
Therefore, you should use care with element names: using an element name such as
XMLmakes you vulnerable to a change in the standards that would leave your document incompatible with them.Note: This property does not allow the AddElement method to add an element with a name that starts with "xml". However, as shown in the "Adding an element to a document" example below, it is easy to use the LoadXml method to accomplish this.
- The AllowXmlElement method was introduced in "Sirius Mods" Version 7.3, and it has also been provided by maintenance for Version 6.8 and Version 7.2.
Examples
Displaying the property
The following example obtains the string value of the AllowXmlElement property:
%str = %doc:AllowXmlElement:ToString
Taking advantage of the implicit-ToString feature, you can print this value directly by using this:
print %doc:AllowXmlElement
Deserializing an entire XML document
The following request:
begin %d object xmlDoc auto new %d:AllowXmlElement = true %d:loadXml('<t>Test<xmlnode></xmlnode></t>') printText{~} is {%d:allowXmlElement} end
prints
%d:allowXmlElement is True
Note: Using the PrintText statement is described in printText. Printing an enumeration value without a ToString method is described in the first "Note" in ?? refid=crenums..
Adding an element to a document
begin %d object xmlDoc auto new %n object xmlNode %n = %d:addElement('xyz') %d:allowXmlElement = true %n:LoadXml('<xmlElt/>') %d:print end
prints
<xyz> <xmlElt/> </xyz>
Request-Cancellation Errors (for set method)
- newBoolean is an invalid value (ie: not a Boolean value).