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    • jpliewJ Offline
      jpliew
      last edited by

      Hi,

      Maybe someone can help me please.

      When using XML Tools -> Pretty Print (XML Only - with line breaks), XML elements with empty content will have the tags removed and changed.

      Example ( a single line XML)

      <note><test></test><to>Tove</to><from>Jani</from><heading>Reminder</heading><body>Don't forget me this weekend!</body></note>
      

      Produces

      <note>
      	<test/>
      	<to>Tove</to>
      	<from>Jani</from>
      	<heading>Reminder</heading>
      	<body>Don't forget me this weekend!</body>
      </note>
      

      The <test> tag has been removed and <test/> added. I understand that <test/> is a valid way to show empty element.

      Is there a way to prevent it from changing the XML ? The result that I hope to see is

      Expect to see

      <note>
      	<test></test>
      	<to>Tove</to>
      	<from>Jani</from>
      	<heading>Reminder</heading>
      	<body>Don't forget me this weekend!</body>
      </note>
      

      Thanks

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      • Iris PanabakerI Offline
        Iris Panabaker
        last edited by

        I would love to suggest https://jsonformatter.org/xml-pretty-print tools for pretty print XML :)

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        • jdhertogJ Offline
          jdhertog
          last edited by

          solution:
          install/upgrade to the latest version of XML Tools (in my case 3.1.1.9) and set “Auto-close tags” to false in the Options form.

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