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Parse XML in Apex

Hi,
 
  I am getting XML string from websrvice call. I want to parse that and update the custom object. I don't know how to parse the string like below.
 
<outloop status='success'><innerloop><value id='1242'></value></innerloop><error></error></outloop>
 
Pls. help.
 
Thanks,
 
cheenathcheenath
You can use XmlStreamReader class in Apex. Details here:

http://www.salesforce.com/us/developer/docs/apexcode/Content/apex_classes_XmlStream_reader.htm


HTHs,
Ron HessRon Hess
XML stream reader is quite powerful, i've posted an example of using stream reader to implement a simple XML DOM parser, you can find this code located on force.com code share :

http://code.google.com/p/visualforce-components/source/browse/trunk/XmlDom/src/unpackaged/classes/XMLDom.cls

enjoy!
ShaamboShaambo
thank you ron that was really helpful.
d3developerd3developer

Doc now located at:

 

http://www.salesforce.com/us/developer/docs/apexcode/Content/apex_classes_xml_XmlStream_reader.htm
Jim BoudreauxJim Boudreaux

pardon my ignorance, but could someone please explain how to use the XMLStreamReader to extract Contact info from the following xml string and put it into a contact object?

 

 

<contact>
  <name part="last">Smith</name>
  <name part="first">John</name>
  <email>jsmith@gmail.com</email>
  <phone type="mobile">6785557867</phone>
</contact>

 I can't figure out how to extract the text from an element of a specific attribute value, like <name> where part = 'last' so I can then assign that to contact.lastname