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Convert XML to JSON array
Choose XML file -> Set target JSON array file -> Convert XML to JSON array
Click “Start a New Convert” at task dialog.
then show the wizard.
Select source/target file type.
1. Open a XML file.
The XML file content:
2. Config target JSON array file.
3. Set rows options.
4. Convert XML to JSON array.
See JSON array file
Convert XML to JSON array in command line
Save “XML to JSON array” session, then you can:
- Convert XML to JSON array in Windows command line.
- Convert XML to JSON array in Linux command line.
- Convert XML to JSON array in macOS command line.
Set scheduled tasks for converting XML to JSON array
You can schedule and automate this converting task by:
- Save session and create .bat (Windows) or .sh (Linux/macOS) file for “XML to JSON array” conversion.
- Set scheduled task for “XML to JSON array” conversion.
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XML → JSON Array reference
Type mapping
| Value kind | in XML | in JSON Array |
|---|---|---|
| Int | <int>1234</int> | 1234 (number) |
| Bigint | <bigint>9007199254740993</bigint> | 9007199254740993 |
| Decimal | <decimal>1234.56</decimal> | 1234.56 (number) |
| Float | <float>1.234e10</float> | 1.234e10 (number) |
| Text | <char>text</char> | "text" (string) |
| Long text | <text>multi-line text</text> (entities for & <) | "multi-line\ntext" (escaped newline inside a string) |
| Date | <date>2026-09-18</date> (xs:date with an XSD) | "2026-09-18" (string) |
| Datetime | <datetime>2026-09-18T14:30:00Z</datetime> (xs:dateTime) | "2026-09-18T14:30:00Z" (string) |
| Binary | <blob>base64...</blob> (xs:base64Binary) | "base64:..." (string) |
| Boolean | <bool>true</bool> | true / false (boolean) |
| JSON | escaped inside an element, or its own sub-tree | nested object or array, kept as structure |
Dialect differences
Both XML and JSON Array are file formats, so what differs below is how each one chooses to represent a value.
| Property | in XML | in JSON Array |
|---|---|---|
| identifiers | Attribute values in quotes; entities (& < >) for ... | Double quotes; backslash escapes |
| dates | Text (xs:date / xs:dateTime when an XSD is in play) | No date type: dates arrive as strings and the reader must p... |
| binary | base64Binary / hexBinary inside text | Not supported natively - base64 inside a string |
| separator | Tags, not delimiters | Braces and commas |
| encoding | Declared in the XML declaration | UTF-8 by definition |
| typing | None in the markup itself | string, number, boolean, null, object, array - no date type |
| shape | Arbitrary tree | Nested objects and arrays |
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