How can I convert IF_IXML_DOCUMENT to STRING?

[Former Member]

Hi guys,

is it possible to convert an XML document (type IF_IXML_DOCUMENT ) to string.

And how to do it?

Thanks in advace!

Regards,

Liying

[former_member184569 · Accepted solution]

Hi Wang,

You can use these function modules

TEXT_CONVERT_XML_TO_SAP or

SDIXML_DOM_TO_XML Convert DOM (XML) into string of bytes that can be downloaded to PC or application server

or

SMUM_XML_PARSE (Parse XML docment into a table structure)

You can also refer to these:

SMUM_XML_CREATE (Create XML document from internal table)

SMUM_XML_CREATE_X (Create XSTRING xml doc)

Check this code, it converts an XML data into a string internal table.

REPORT Z_XML_TO_TABLE.

TYPE-POOLS: ixml.

TYPES: BEGIN OF t_xml_line,

data(256) TYPE x,

END OF t_xml_line.

DATA: l_ixml TYPE REF TO if_ixml,

l_streamfactory TYPE REF TO if_ixml_stream_factory,

l_parser TYPE REF TO if_ixml_parser,

l_istream TYPE REF TO if_ixml_istream,

l_document TYPE REF TO if_ixml_document,

l_node TYPE REF TO if_ixml_node,

l_xmldata TYPE string.

DATA: l_elem TYPE REF TO if_ixml_element,

l_root_node TYPE REF TO if_ixml_node,

l_next_node TYPE REF TO if_ixml_node,

l_name TYPE string,

l_iterator TYPE REF TO if_ixml_node_iterator.

DATA: l_xml_table TYPE TABLE OF t_xml_line,

l_xml_line TYPE t_xml_line,

l_xml_table_size TYPE i.

DATA: l_filename TYPE string.

PARAMETERS: pa_file TYPE char1024 DEFAULT 'c:\temp\orders_dtd.xml'.

• Validation of XML file: Only DTD included in xml document is supported

PARAMETERS: pa_val TYPE char1 AS CHECKBOX.

START-OF-SELECTION.

• Creating the main iXML factory

l_ixml = cl_ixml=>create( ).

• Creating a stream factory

l_streamfactory = l_ixml->create_stream_factory( ).

PERFORM get_xml_table CHANGING l_xml_table_size l_xml_table.

• wrap the table containing the file into a stream

l_istream = l_streamfactory->create_istream_itable( table =

l_xml_table

size =

l_xml_table_size ).

• Creating a document

l_document = l_ixml->create_document( ).

• Create a Parser

l_parser = l_ixml->create_parser( stream_factory = l_streamfactory

istream = l_istream

document = l_document ).

• Validate a document

IF pa_val EQ 'X'.

l_parser->set_validating( mode = if_ixml_parser=>co_validate ).

ENDIF.

• Parse the stream

IF l_parser->parse( ) NE 0.

IF l_parser->num_errors( ) NE 0.

DATA: parseerror TYPE REF TO if_ixml_parse_error,

str TYPE string,

i TYPE i,

count TYPE i,

index TYPE i.

count = l_parser->num_errors( ).

WRITE: count, ' parse errors have occured:'.

index = 0.

WHILE index < count.

parseerror = l_parser->get_error( index = index ).

i = parseerror->get_line( ).

WRITE: 'line: ', i.

i = parseerror->get_column( ).

WRITE: 'column: ', i.

str = parseerror->get_reason( ).

WRITE: str.

index = index + 1.

ENDWHILE.

ENDIF.

ENDIF.

• Process the document

IF l_parser->is_dom_generating( ) EQ 'X'.

PERFORM process_dom USING l_document.

ENDIF.

&----

---

*& Form get_xml_table

&----

---

FORM get_xml_table CHANGING l_xml_table_size TYPE i

l_xml_table TYPE STANDARD TABLE.

• Local variable declaration

DATA: l_len TYPE i,

l_len2 TYPE i,

l_tab TYPE tsfixml,

l_content TYPE string,

l_str1 TYPE string,

c_conv TYPE REF TO cl_abap_conv_in_ce,

l_itab TYPE TABLE OF string.

l_filename = pa_file.

• upload a file from the client's workstation

CALL METHOD cl_gui_frontend_services=>gui_upload

EXPORTING

filename = l_filename

filetype = 'BIN'

IMPORTING

filelength = l_xml_table_size

CHANGING

data_tab = l_xml_table

EXCEPTIONS

OTHERS = 19.

IF sy-subrc <> 0.

MESSAGE ID sy-msgid TYPE sy-msgty NUMBER sy-msgno

WITH sy-msgv1 sy-msgv2 sy-msgv3 sy-msgv4.

ENDIF.

• Writing the XML document to the screen

CLEAR l_str1.

LOOP AT l_xml_table INTO l_xml_line.

c_conv = cl_abap_conv_in_ce=>create( input = l_xml_line-data

replacement = space ).

c_conv->read( IMPORTING data = l_content len = l_len ).

CONCATENATE l_str1 l_content INTO l_str1.

ENDLOOP.

l_str1 = l_str1+0(l_xml_table_size).

SPLIT l_str1 AT cl_abap_char_utilities=>cr_lf INTO TABLE l_itab.

WRITE: /.

WRITE: /' XML File'.

WRITE: /.

LOOP AT l_itab INTO l_str1.

REPLACE ALL OCCURRENCES OF cl_abap_char_utilities=>horizontal_tab

IN

l_str1 WITH space.

WRITE: / l_str1.

ENDLOOP.

WRITE: /.

ENDFORM. "get_xml_table

&----

---

*& Form process_dom

&----

---

FORM process_dom USING document TYPE REF TO if_ixml_document.

DATA: node TYPE REF TO if_ixml_node,

iterator TYPE REF TO if_ixml_node_iterator,

nodemap TYPE REF TO if_ixml_named_node_map,

attr TYPE REF TO if_ixml_node,

name TYPE string,

prefix TYPE string,

value TYPE string,

indent TYPE i,

count TYPE i,

index TYPE i.

node ?= document.

CHECK NOT node IS INITIAL.

ULINE.

WRITE: /.

WRITE: /' DOM-TREE'.

WRITE: /.

IF node IS INITIAL. EXIT. ENDIF.

• create a node iterator

iterator = node->create_iterator( ).

• get current node

node = iterator->get_next( ).

• loop over all nodes

WHILE NOT node IS INITIAL.

indent = node->get_height( ) * 2.

indent = indent + 20.

CASE node->get_type( ).

WHEN if_ixml_node=>co_node_element.

• element node

name = node->get_name( ).

nodemap = node->get_attributes( ).

WRITE: / 'ELEMENT :'.

WRITE: AT indent name COLOR COL_POSITIVE INVERSE.

IF NOT nodemap IS INITIAL.

• attributes

count = nodemap->get_length( ).

DO count TIMES.

index = sy-index - 1.

attr = nodemap->get_item( index ).

name = attr->get_name( ).

prefix = attr->get_namespace_prefix( ).

value = attr->get_value( ).

WRITE: / 'ATTRIBUTE:'.

WRITE: AT indent name COLOR COL_HEADING INVERSE, '=',

value COLOR COL_TOTAL INVERSE.

ENDDO.

ENDIF.

WHEN if_ixml_node=>co_node_text OR

if_ixml_node=>co_node_cdata_section.

• text node

value = node->get_value( ).

WRITE: / 'VALUE :'.

WRITE: AT indent value COLOR COL_GROUP INVERSE.

ENDCASE.

• advance to next node

node = iterator->get_next( ).

ENDWHILE.

ENDFORM. "process_dom

Thanks,

Susmitha

[athavanraja]

you can use l_xml->render_2_string(

exporting

pretty_print = 'X'

importing

• RETCODE = RETCODE

stream = stream

size = size

).

method of CL_XML_DOCUMENT

Regards

Raja

[Former Member]

Hi Raja,

where is the method render_2_string?

Which class is l_xml.

What do u mean method of CL_XML_DOCUMENT?

Would u like to describe a little bit detail?

Thanks!

Regards,

Liying

[Former Member]

I will try FM 'SDIXML_DOM_TO_XML'.Thanks Thomas and u guys!

Message was edited by: Liying Wang

[athavanraja]

data: l_xml type ref to CL_XML_DOCUMENT .

l_xml->create_with_dom( document = <if_ixml_document vairable> ).

l_xml->render_2_string(

exporting

pretty_print = 'X'

importing

• RETCODE = RETCODE

stream = stream

size = size

).

CL_XML_DOCUMENT is a class which you can check out in txn se24

Regards

Raja

[Former Member]

Thanks Raja

I've got it!

[Former Member]

hi use this FM

<b>SMUM_XML_CREATE_X</b>

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