Can Method Tool return custom XML structure

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Normally, when I want to return an XML structure in a Method tool to be chained with a Data Bank I use the command:

return SOAPUtil.getXMLFromString(["myStringList"]

The format is always a simple list:
<root>
<z0>myString1</z0>
<z1>myString2</z1>
...
</root>


Is there a way (either in Java or Jython) that I can create my own XML structure, like say:

<myTop>
<name>column1</name>
<value>Under Name1</value>
<name>column2</name>
<value>Under Name2</value>
...
</myTop>


It is unclear in the Online help what object I need to return in the Method Tool. All I know is the SOAPUtil.getXMLFromString() returns a java.lang.Object

Thanks.

LegacyForum

Hi Kevin,

The XML Data Bank expects an object called Text. This class has a MIME Type, and the XML Data Bank expects this to be text/xml. So there are two ways of accomplishing what you want, and both require that you build the XML yourself into a String:

1) Create and return a new Text with your XML String, and set its MIME Type to text/xml:

CODE

from com.parasoft.api import *

def option1(input, context):
    myXML = "<myTop>   <name>column1</name>      <value>Under Name1</value>   <name>column2</name>      <value>Under Name2</value></myTop>"
    return Text(myXML, "text/xml")

2) Use the SOAPUtil.getXMLFromString(String[], boolean) method. This alternative form of getXMLFromString() takes a boolean, which indicates whether the String[] argument is already an XML document. If it is, then the proper Text object is automatically built and returned.

CODEfrom com.parasoft.api import *
from soaptest.api import *

def option2(input, context):
    myXML = "<myTop>   <name>column1</name>      <value>Under Name1</value>   <name>column2</name>      <value>Under Name2</value></myTop>"
    return SOAPUtil.getXMLFromString([myXML], 1)