How to Parse XML
In this article, we'll explain about XML parsing. We'll start by defining XML files, their format and how to navigate them for data extraction.
XPath allows interacting with any element's attribute such as class, id, href and any other through the @ syntax.
Attribute values then can be used in predicates using = or contains(). See these interactive examples:
Select attribute value, like the urls of <a> links:
Or filter element based by attribute using contains() function:
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In this article, we'll explain about XML parsing. We'll start by defining XML files, their format and how to navigate them for data extraction.
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