Try to decode a string and turn it into an XML value

import Xml exposing(Value(..))
import Xml.Encode exposing (null)
import Dict


decode "<name></name>"
--> Ok (Object [Tag "name" Dict.empty null])

Try to decode a string and turn it into an XML value

import Xml exposing(Value(..))
import Xml.Encode exposing (null)
import Dict


decode "<name></name>"
--> Ok (Object [Tag "name" Dict.empty null])

Settings used by decodeWith.

The *Values fields define lists of possible values for the respecitve node types, e.g. ["true", "True"] for True.

parseNumbers specifies if numbers are parsed to IntNode/FloatNode or just StrNode.

Good default settings for DecodeSettings.

Decode an int

import Xml exposing (Value(..))


decodeInt "hello"
--> Err "could not convert string 'hello' to an Int"


decodeInt "5"
--> Ok (IntNode 5)

Decode a float

import Xml exposing (Value(..))


decodeFloat "hello"
--> Err "could not convert string 'hello' to a Float"


decodeFloat "5"
--> Ok (FloatNode 5.0)


decodeFloat "5.5"
--> Ok (FloatNode 5.5)

Decode a string

import Xml exposing (Value(..))


decodeString "hello"
--> Ok (StrNode "hello")


decodeString "hello & good bye"
--> Ok (StrNode "hello & good bye")

Decode a bool

Decode children from a string

import Dict
import Xml exposing (Value(..))


decodeChildren defaultDecodeSettings "<name>hello</name>"
--> Ok (Object [Tag "name" Dict.empty (StrNode "hello")] )

Decode a bool with settings

Decode a float with settings

Decode an int with settings

Decode a null