How to read and write xml file in Golang 1.20
0In this video we are going to generate source code for the GoLang Program, How to read and write xml file using chatGPT.
After generating we will verify and run the generated code.
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##############SOURCE CODE#########################
package main
import (
"encoding/xml"
"fmt"
"os"
)
type Person struct {
XMLName xml.Name `xml:"person"`
Name string `xml:"name"`
Age int `xml:"age"`
Email string `xml:"email"`
}
func main() {
// Create a new Person
person := Person{
Name: "John Doe",
Age: 30,
Email: "johndoe@example.com",
}
// Write the Person to an XML file
file, err := os.Create("person.xml")
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
defer file.Close()
encoder := xml.NewEncoder(file)
encoder.Indent("", " ")
err = encoder.Encode(person)
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
// Read the Person from the XML file
file, err = os.Open("person.xml")
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
defer file.Close()
decoder := xml.NewDecoder(file)
var newPerson Person
err = decoder.Decode(&newPerson)
if err != nil {
panic(err)
}
// Print the new Person
fmt.Println("New Person:")
fmt.Println("Name:", newPerson.Name)
fmt.Println("Age:", newPerson.Age)
fmt.Println("Email:", newPerson.Email)
}
##############END OF SOURCE CODE#########################
Below is the explanation for the program:
The program first defines a Person struct with three fields: Name, Age, and Email. The struct fields are tagged with the xml package to specify the names of the elements when they are marshaled to XML.
Next, the program creates a new Person object and writes it to an XML file using the xml.NewEncoder() function. This function creates a new XML encoder that writes to a specified file. The Indent() function is used to set the indentation level to make the XML file more readable. The Encode() function is used to write the Person object to the file.
The program then reads the Person object from the XML file using the xml.NewDecoder() function. This function creates a new XML decoder that reads from a specified file. The Decode() function is used to read the Person object from the file and store it in a new Person object.
Finally, the program prints the new Person object to the console using fmt.Println(). This is just an example of what you could do with the parsed XML data. You could modify this program to do whatever you need with the parsed XML data.
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