XML language #

The jetbrains.mps.core.xml language is designed to model closely XML documents in MPS. The language aims at being a 1:1 match to plain XML and is generated into textual XML files.

Structure #

The XmlFile root element should be used to represent an XML file.

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It contains a single XmlDocument node, which itself holds one or more prolog entries and a root xml element:

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There are several types of prolog elements to choose from and customize:

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Use the Enter key to separate entries in the prolog, either within the same line or across multiple lines.

Editing #

The elements, their attributes and values can then be entered naturally. The XML-specific symbols, such as e.g. '<', '>', '=', 'space', "&", are recognized as delimiters and the automatically invoked transformations will correctly insert proper instances of the desired concepts - XmlElement, XmlAttribute, XmlText, XmlTextValue,  XmlEntityRef, XmlEntityRefValue, XmlComment and other. Code-completion should assist you to complete unfinished elements with little effort.

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Generation #

The language is transformed into textual XML using the TextGen aspect.

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