(PowerBuilder) Scrub Xml

Demonstrates the Scrub method for some common XML cleaning needs.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.77 or greater.

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integer li_rc
string s
oleobject loo_Xml
integer li_Success

// The Scrub method has options for trimming whitespace from the ends of attributes and content,
// trimming inside whitespace, and for case conversion for tags and attribute names.

// Trimming inside whitespace is defined as replacing CR, LF, and tab chars with SPACE chars, and 
// removing extra SPACE chars so that at most one SPACE separates non-SPACE chars.

// For example, load the following XML:

s = "<xyz><td class=~" colHoldingPercent col7~" style=~"border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221);               border-image-outset: 0;  ~"> abc~r~n123    456</td></xyz>"

loo_Xml = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Xml" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Xml.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Xml")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Xml
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if
li_Success = loo_Xml.LoadXml(s)

Write-Debug loo_Xml.GetXml()

// The XML before scrubbing is:

// <xyz>
//     <td class=" colHoldingPercent col7" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221);               border-image-outset: 0;  ">abc
// 123    456</td>
// </xyz>

loo_Xml.Scrub("AttrTrimEnds,AttrTrimInside,ContentTrimEnds,ContentTrimInside")
Write-Debug loo_Xml.GetXml()

// The XML after scrubbing is:

// <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
// <xyz>
//     <td class="colHoldingPercent col7" style="border-bottom-color: rgb(221, 221, 221); border-image-outset: 0;">abc 123 456</td>
// </xyz>


destroy loo_Xml