[erlang-questions] Compare XML string

[Willem de Jong]

Hi Sandeep,

If you have an XSD for the XML, then you can use erlsom:scan(). I believe
that the output for two different XMLs with the same "meaning" will be
identical. It will also help you to identify XML strings that are not
correct (ie not in accordance with the XSD), and it may make the processing
of the XML easier.

You can find erlsom on sourceforge or on github (
http://github.com/willemdj/erlsom)

Regards,
Willem




On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 6:53 AM, Sand T <sand.softnet1@REDACTED> wrote:

> Any suggestions from the team?
>
> Regards,
> Sandeep
>
> > Hi Michael,
> >
> > I need to compare two XML string and the XML string attribute order,
> > value can be different as you pointed out in your explanation. The
> > comparison should give *false* only if the value of attribute is
> > different or some attribute is missing, It should not give *false* if
> > order of attribute is different. However, when I perform,
> >
> >>   {Given, _} = xmerl_scan:file("Given.xml"),
> >>   {Expected,_} = xmerl_scan:file("Expected.xml"),
> >> --then directly compare the resulting data structures in the obvious (?)
> >> way:
> >>   Virtually_identical = (Given =:= Expected)
> >
> > it gives me *false* if the order of attribute is different. The two
> > example string that I used is
> >
> > S="<xml session=\"123\"><response type=\"progress\" code=\"100\"
> > im=\"IM\" login=\"L\">Connected To Server</response></xml>".
> >
> > Exp = "<xml session=\"123\"><response type=\"progress\" im=\"IM\"
> > code=\"100\" login=\"L\">Connected To Server</response></xml>".
> >
> > Regards,
> > Sandeep
> >
> > On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 8:56 PM, Michael Turner
> > <michael.eugene.turner@REDACTED> wrote:
> >> I feel like I must be missing something in your question.  Let's say
> that
> >> the Given XML is in a file Given.xml, the Expected in a file
> Expected.xml.
> >>  Just read them in--
> >>   {Given, _} = xmerl_scan:file("Given.xml"),
> >>   {Expected,_} = xmerl_scan:file("Expected.xml"),
> >> --then directly compare the resulting data structures in the obvious (?)
> >> way:
> >>   Virtually_identical = (Given =:= Expected)
> >> Of course, the two files could be different in certain inconsequential
> >> details, such as having have the same set of attributes in an XML
> element
> >> but in a different order, and/or having different tag formatting in
> >> whitespace.  E.g., Expected.xml might literally have
> >>   <sometag id="me" value="1 cent"/>
> >> while Given.xml had
> >>   <sometag
> >>         value = "1 cent"
> >>         id = me
> >>   />
> >> but the comparison above with Given with Expected (the resulting tree
> >> structures) would still yield true all other things being equal.  Isn't
> that
> >> what you want, though?
> >> If you want to know the contents of the two files *AS STRINGS* are
> identical
> >> (regardless of whether they are XML, I suppose), why not just read them
> in
> >> (say as binaries) and compare them?
> >> -michael turner
>  >>
> >> On Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 3:43 PM, Sand T <sand.softnet1@REDACTED>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> I need to compare two given XML string to ensure that the two strings
> >>> are identical or not at runtime. Does anyone have any idea on how to
> >>> do this in erlang?
> >>>
> >>> Following are some of the examples
> >>> Given String
> >>> <response type=\"progress\" im=\"IM\" login=\"ABC\"
> >>> code=\"102\">Authentication Successful ...</response>
> >>> Exp String:
> >>> <response type=\"progress\" im=\"IM\" login=\"ABC\"
> >>> code=\"102\">Authentication Successful ...</response>
> >>>
> >>> Eq 2:
> >>> Given String
> >>> <response type=\"progress\" im=\"IM\" login=\"ABC\"
> >>> code=\"102\">Authentication Successful ...</response>
> >>> <buddies im=\"IM\" login=\"ABC\"><buddy name=\"XYZ\" nickname=\"\"
> >>> status=\"offline\" custom=\"Is offline\" group=\"Friends\"
> >>> blocked=\"no\"/></buddies>
> >>>
> >>> Expected:
> >>> <response type=\"progress\" im=\"IM\" login=\"ABC\" >Authentication
> >>> Successful ...</response>
> >>> <buddies im=\"IM\" login=\"ABC\" ><buddy name=\"XYZ\" nickname=\"\"
> >>> status=\"online\" custom=\"Is offline\" group=\"Friends\"
> >>> blocked=\"no\"/></buddies>
> >>>
> >>> Regards,
> >>> Sandeep
> >>>
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