// Go offers built-in support for XML and XML-like // formats with the `encoding.xml` package. package main import ( "encoding/xml" "fmt" ) // This type will be mapped to XML. Similarly to the // JSON examples, field tags contain directives for the // encoder and decoder. Here we use some special features // of the XML package: the `XMLName` field name dictates // the name of the XML element representing this struct; // `id,attr` means that the `Id` field is an XML // _attribute_ rather than a nested element. type Plant struct { XMLName xml.Name `xml:"plant"` Id int `xml:"id,attr"` Name string `xml:"name"` Origin []string `xml:"origin"` } func (p Plant) String() string { return fmt.Sprintf("Plant id=%v, name=%v, origin=%v", p.Id, p.Name, p.Origin) } func main() { coffee := &Plant{Id: 27, Name: "Coffee"} coffee.Origin = []string{"Ethiopia", "Brazil"} // Emit XML representing our plant; using // `MarshalIndent` to produce a more // human-readable output. out, _ := xml.MarshalIndent(coffee, " ", " ") fmt.Println(string(out)) // To add a generic XML header to the output, append // it explicitly. fmt.Println(xml.Header + string(out)) // Use `Unmarhshal` to parse a stream of bytes with XML // into a data structure. If the XML is malformed or // cannot be mapped onto Plant, a descriptive error // will be returned. var p Plant if err := xml.Unmarshal(out, &p); err != nil { panic(err) } fmt.Println(p) tomato := &Plant{Id: 81, Name: "Tomato"} tomato.Origin = []string{"Mexico", "California"} // The `parent>child>plant` field tag tells the encoder // to nest all `plant`s under `...` type Nesting struct { XMLName xml.Name `xml:"nesting"` Plants []*Plant `xml:"parent>child>plant"` } nesting := &Nesting{} nesting.Plants = []*Plant{coffee, tomato} out, _ = xml.MarshalIndent(nesting, " ", " ") fmt.Println(string(out)) }