xml

XML parsing and serialization.

Functions

Parses an XML string and returns the root element as an Node.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
`xml`	`str`	XML string to parse

Returns: Node -- The root element

Errors: Raises an error if the XML is invalid or has no root element.

let doc = from_str "<root><child>text</child></root>"
assert_eq $doc.tag "root"

Serializes a value to an XML string.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description
`node`	`Node` or `str`	The node or text to serialize

Returns: str -- XML string

Errors: Raises an error if the value cannot be serialized.

let n = Node "greeting"
n.push "hello"
assert_eq (to_str $n) "<greeting>hello</greeting>"