XML structure

[former_member219850]

Hi folks,

Which method is used to get below xml structure.

<DeletedECN STATUS="0" TYPE="Unknown" NAME="DeletedECN"> </DeletedECN>

Thanks,

darshan

[retired_member]

And, of course,the documentation.

[former_member219850]

Hi Horst,

I am using below code:

lv_string3 = 'DeletedECN STATUS="0" TYPE="Unknown" NAME="DeletedECN"'.

ref3_ixml_element = ref_ixml_document->create_element(

       name      = lv_string3 ).

ref_ixml_node_parent->append_child( new_child = ref3_ixml_element ).

through which  i am getting

<DeletedECN STATUS="0" TYPE="Unknown" NAME="DeletedECN">

[rosenberg_eitan]

Hi,

Some code based on solution

*----------------------------------------------------------------------*

FORM test_03 .

  DATA: ob_ixml             TYPE REF TO if_ixml . " Interface of Factory Object

  DATA: ob_ixml_document TYPE REF TO if_ixml_document, " XML Document in DOM Representation

        ob_ixml_encoding TYPE REF TO if_ixml_encoding. " Character Encoding

  ob_ixml = cl_ixml=>create( ).

  ob_ixml_document = ob_ixml->create_document( ).

  DATA: ob_ixml_element TYPE REF TO if_ixml_element . " Element of an XML Document

  ob_ixml_element = ob_ixml_document->create_simple_element(

          name = 'DeletedECN'

          parent = ob_ixml_document ) .

  ob_ixml_element->set_attribute( EXPORTING name = 'TYPE' value = 'Unknown' ) .

  ob_ixml_element->set_attribute( EXPORTING name = 'NAME' value = 'DeletedECN' ) .

*  ob_ixml_element->set_value( ' ' ) .

  DATA: ob_ixml_stream_factory TYPE REF TO if_ixml_stream_factory. " Factory for Streams

  DATA: ob_ostream  TYPE REF TO if_ixml_ostream . " Output Streams

  DATA: debug TYPE string.

* For debug purpose only

  ob_ixml_stream_factory = ob_ixml->create_stream_factory( ).

  ob_ostream = ob_ixml_stream_factory->create_ostream_cstring( debug ).

  ob_ostream->set_pretty_print( abap_true ).

  ob_ixml_document->render( ostream = ob_ostream ) .

* At this point we have XML

* Look at debug using the XML view .

* See the content of count vs the XML output using tabular view

  BREAK-POINT .

ENDFORM.

*----------------------------------------------------------------------*

[former_member219850]

Hi Eitan,

thank you for your reply.

i understood your solution.

but i am unable to get last closing node i.e. </DeletedECN>

<DeletedECN STATUS="0" TYPE="Unknown" NAME="DeletedECN"> </DeletedECN>..

how can i achieve this.

Thanks,

Darshan.

[Juwin]

Hi Darshan,

I have faced this issue before. What I observed is, SAP uses a "self-closing tag" in case there are no elements under the node. I haven't found out a setting on SAP to make it generate a closing tag.

Ref: XML Elements

Thanks, Juwin

[LukaszPegiel]

Look at the picture from Eitan. The Tag is closed at the end, it does not need to have separate closing...

[Juwin]

Hi

Yes, syntactically, XML is correct. But, in my case, Bank wasn't accepting that kind of tag. They wanted an explicit closing tag and not a 'self-closing' tag. And, that's what I think OP wants to achieve as well.

Thanks,

Juwin

[rosenberg_eitan]

Hi,

This is a valid XML .

Since you do no use any value there is no closing tag .

If you use it:

You get:

There might be an option to force the ob_ostream to produce a closing tag but I do not see it.

Regards.

[Juwin]

Hi ,

That's a nice trick. I would just suggest to replace the value *, with a new line character, so that the receiver doesn't know that the closing tag was forced. Plus adding a new line character, it doesn't visually add a new value to the file at all.

Thanks,

Juwin

[former_member219850]

Hi Eitan,

I appreciate your help,,

How can i get status attribute?.

Thanks,

Darshan

[rosenberg_eitan]

Good one

[Juwin]

Add one more attribute just like he has given in the sample code:

ob_ixml_element->set_attribute( exporting name = 'STATUS' value = '0' )

Thanks,

Juwin

[rosenberg_eitan]

Hi,

I really think that you have to use    advise.

ob_ixml_document->get_elements_by_tag_name( name = 'Tag name' ).

Regards.

[former_member219850]

Hi Eitan,

I cant get this.

closing not coming.

Thanks,

Darshan

[Tomas_Buryanek]

Or better add some unique dummy value like "[SAP_DUMMY]".

And clear it from XLM string at the end.

[Juwin]

Hi Darshan,

It does appear. Complete code is:

    1  report xmlexample.

    2 

    3  data:ob_ixml                type ref to if_ixml .                              " Interface of Factory Object

    4  data:ob_ixml_document type ref to if_ixml_document,                      " XML Document in DOM Representation

    5       ob_ixml_encoding type ref to if_ixml_encoding.                      " Character Encoding

    6 

    7  ob_ixml = cl_ixml=>create( ).

    8 

    9  ob_ixml_document = ob_ixml->create_document( ).

   10 

   11  data:ob_ixml_element        type ref to if_ixml_element .                      " Element of an XML Document

   12 

   13  ob_ixml_element = ob_ixml_document->create_simple_element(

   14          name = 'DeletedECN'

   15          parent = ob_ixml_document ) .

   16 

   17  ob_ixml_element->set_attribute( exporting name = 'STATUS' value = '0' ) .

   18 

   19  ob_ixml_element->set_attribute( exporting name = 'TYPE' value = 'Unknown' ) .

   20 

   21  ob_ixml_element->set_attribute( exporting name = 'NAME' value = 'DeletedECN' ) .

   22  data:  value                  type string value cl_abap_char_utilities=>newline.

   23  ob_ixml_element->set_value( value ) .

   24 

   25  data:ob_ixml_stream_factory type ref to if_ixml_stream_factory.                " Factory for Streams

   26  data:ob_ostream             type ref to if_ixml_ostream .                      " Output Streams

   27 

   28  data:debug                  type string.

   29 

   30  * For debug purpose only

   31  ob_ixml_stream_factory = ob_ixml->create_stream_factory( ).

   32  ob_ostream = ob_ixml_stream_factory->create_ostream_cstring( debug ).

   33  ob_ostream->set_pretty_print( abap_true ).

   34  ob_ixml_document->render( ostream = ob_ostream ) .

   35 

   36  * At this point we have XML

   37  * Look at debug using the XML view .

   38  * See the content of count vs the XML output using tabular view

   39  write debug.

Thanks,

Juwin

[Juwin]

With the newline character, there is no need to do a replace/ clear at the end. So, isn't that actually better?

Thanks, Juwin

[former_member219850]

Hi juwin,

I am using show_xml for display..

ref12_ixml_element = ref_ixml_document->create_simple_element(

                                                 name = 'DeletedAlternateLinks '

                                                 parent = ref_ixml_document ).

ref12_ixml_element->set_attribute( EXPORTING name = 'STATUS' value = '0' ) .

ref12_ixml_element->set_attribute( EXPORTING name = 'TYPE' value = 'Unknown' ) .

ref12_ixml_element->set_attribute( EXPORTING name = 'Name' value = 'DeletedAlternateLinks ' ) .

ref12_ixml_element->set_value( c_newline ).

ref_ixml_node_parent->append_child( new_child = ref12_ixml_element ).

Thanks,

Darshan

[Juwin]

This could be a display issue with the viewer. Open the downloaded XML file, using a notepad and then check for the closing tags in notepad.

Thanks, Juwin

[Tomas_Buryanek]

It is unnecessary character in the output XML.

Might cause problems with some XML parsers (even though it should not).

For example IE shows it parsed like this:

<to> </to>     (with space between)

Chrome:

<to></to>     (without space)

and other IE (older):

<to />

And it will obviously create new line if displayed in simple text editors.

[Tomas_Buryanek]

It is just because of parser.

Raw data (XML string) contains closing tag. You can see it even in your screenshot (debugger)

[former_member219850]

ok juwin..

i am using below code for display...

CALL FUNCTION 'SDIXML_DOM_TO_XML'

   EXPORTING

     document      = ref_ixml_document

   IMPORTING

     xml_as_string = lv_xstring

   EXCEPTIONS

     no_document   = 1

     OTHERS        = 2.

IF sy-subrc <> 0.

**--Exception Handling

ENDIF.

**--convert xstring to string

CALL METHOD cl_abap_conv_in_ce=>create

   EXPORTING

     encoding    = 'UTF-8'

     endian      = 'L'

     ignore_cerr = 'X'

     replacement = '#'

     input       = lv_xstring              " Xstring

   RECEIVING

     conv        = convin.

CALL METHOD convin->read

   IMPORTING

     data = lv_xml.

cl_abap_browser=>show_xml(

   EXPORTING

     xml_string   =  lv_xml ).

what modification i need to do to download xml..

please help.

Thanks,

Darshan

[Juwin]

You should be able to convert the XML string to a character table using CONVERT_STRING_TO_TABLE and then just use GUI_DOWNLOAD, to get the file out.

Thanks, Juwin

[former_member219850]

Hi tomas,

How can I avoid it??

thanks,

Darshan

[Tomas_Buryanek]

Avoid what exactly?

[rosenberg_eitan]

Hi,

A very good idea thanks.

[former_member219850]

Hi Eitan,

How to bring STATUS attribute at beginning...

Thanks,

Darshan

[former_member219850]

Hi Eitan ,

My status = '0' is not at the beginning irrespective of its position..

Thanks,

Darshan