How to convert XMl to JSON object in jsx ?

[Upendra_sengar]

Does any one know how can i convert an xml file to json object. any help or any jsx library that can help please let me know if possible  ?

Thanks,

upendra

[Silly-V]

I looked at this and saw that this is a very broad topic

JSON and XML Conversion

You can probably re-purpose some code out there for converting XML to JSON using your desired convention.
As for me, I will paste this little experimentation up here for my own basic reference in the future, and I hope it may be useful to you as well.
It will use an example XML file which is structured thus:

<pets>
  <cats family="feline" tail="yes">
  <name>Tom</name>
  <name>Garfield</name>
  </cats>
  <dogs family="canine" tail="yes">
  <name>Scruffy</name>
  <name>Rex</name>
  <name>Ralph</name>
  </dogs>
</pets>

And some examples of manipulation using ExtendScript:

function test(){
    var xmlFile = Folder.desktop.openDlg("Open XML file", "XML: *.xml");
    if(xmlFile != null){
        xmlFile.open('r');
        var myXML = XML(xmlFile.read());
        xmlFile.close();

        $.writeln("\n--------------CONSOLE OUTPUT-------------");
        $.writeln("Root is called " + myXML.name() + " and has " + myXML.children(0).length() + " nodes.");
        // Root is called pets and has 2 nodes.
        $.writeln("");

        $.writeln("There are " + myXML.dogs.name.length() + " dogs names listed.");
        // There are 3 dogs names listed.
        $.writeln("");

        var desiredProperty = "dogs";
        $.writeln("There are " + myXML[desiredProperty].name.length() + " dogs names listed.");
        // There are 3 dogs names listed.
        $.writeln("");

        var desiredProperties = ["dogs", "cats", "hamsters"], i = 0, thisProperty;
        while(i < desiredProperties.length){
            thisProperty = desiredProperties;
            $.writeln("There are " + myXML[thisProperty].name.length() + " " + thisProperty  + " names listed.");
            i++;
        }
        // There are 3 dogs names listed.
        // There are 2 cats names listed.
        // There are 0 hamsters names listed.
        $.writeln("");

        var dogsArray = [], i = 0;
        while(i < myXML.dogs.name.children().length()){
            dogsArray.push(myXML.dogs.name.children());
            i++;
        }
        $.writeln("The dog names are:\n" + dogsArray.join("\n"));
        //The dog names are:
        //Scruffy
        //Rex
        //Ralph
        $.writeln("");

        $.writeln("The dog attributes are: \"" + myXML.dogs.attributes() + "\"");
        // The dog attributes are: canineyes        <--- not good
        $.writeln("");

        function getAttributes(node){
            function AttributeObject(){};
            AttributeObject.prototype = {
                printData : function(){
                    var str = "", all;
                    for(var all in this){
                        if(this.hasOwnProperty(all)){
                            str += (all + " : " + this[all] + ",");
                        }
                    }
                    return str.replace(/,$/,"");
                }
            };
            var result = new AttributeObject(), i = 0, length = node.attributes().length();
            if(length){
                while(i < length){
                    result[node.attributes().name()] = node.attributes().toString();
                    i++;
                }
            }
            return result;
        };

        $.writeln("The dog attributes are: \"" + getAttributes(myXML.dogs).printData().replace(/,/g,", ") + "\"");
        //The dog attributes are: "family : canine, tail : yes"
        $.writeln("");

        $.writeln("------------END CONSOLE OUTPUT-----------");
    }
}
test();

[Upendra_sengar · Accepted solution]

I could create this script with your help which is a generic XML to JSON converter just pass xml obj in the function.
Thanks for your suggestion Silly-V‌

function xmlToJson(xml) {
  // Create the return object
  var obj = {};
  if (xml.nodeKind() == "element") {
  if (xml.attributes().length() > 0) {
  for (var j = 0; j < xml.attributes().length(); j++) {
  var attributeName = xml.attributes().name();
  obj[attributeName] = String(xml.attributes());
  }
  }
  } else if (xml.nodeKind() == "text") {
  obj['text'] = xml.text();
  }
  if (xml.children()) {
  for (var i = 0; i < xml.children().length(); i++) {
  var item = xml.child(i);
  if (xml.children().nodeKind() == "text") {
  obj['text'] = xml.children().toString();
  } else {
  var nodeName = item.name();
  if (typeof(obj[nodeName]) == "undefined") {
  obj[nodeName] = xmlToJson(item);
  } else {
  if (typeof(obj[nodeName].push) == "undefined") {
  var old = obj[nodeName];
  obj[nodeName] = [];
  obj[nodeName].push(old);
  }
  obj[nodeName].push(xmlToJson(item));
  }
  }
  }
  }
  return obj;
};

Thanks,

upendra sengar