imvenj / SwiftXML

Simple XML parsing and serializing in Swift

Import an XML document

Import an XML document simply, and the XML structure will be converted to XMLNode objects.

guard let url = Bundle.main.url(forResource: "books", withExtension: "xml") else { return }
guard let xml = XML(contentsOf: url) else { return }

Use subscripts

Use subscripts to set nodes and attributes:

xml[0][0]["title"]?.text = "Great Expectations"
xml[0][0].attributes["isbn"] = "38"

Similarly, use subscripts to get nodes and properties.

guard let title = xml[0][0]["title"]?.text,
let isbn = xml[0][0].attributes["isbn"] else {return}
print("\(title) with isbn of \(isbn)")

Create an XML node

Instantiate a node with its name, or its name and value:

let bookNode = XMLNode(name:"book")

Add child node

You can add a child node with its name and value:

bookNode.addChild(name: "title", value: "Robinson Crusoe")

Or with another XML node:

xml[0].addChild(bookNode)

Remove child node

You can remove a child node with its index:

xml[0].removeChild(at: 1)

Serialize XML

Regenerate XML structure from your data with the XMLNode's description property:

//either:
print(xml.description)
//or simply:
print(xml)

Install SwiftXML

Drag the XML.swift file to your project

Compatibility

SwiftXML is Swift 4.0 compatible.