Mapping an XML structure with dynamic elements
Use the XPath Name property to work with XML files containing different elements.
About this task
In this example, you have two XML files with the same structure, but with different element names. You want to create a structure in Talend Data Mapper that can handle all of these files.
Once the structure is configured, you want to create a map to get a JSON file containing the element names and values.
This example uses the following XML
samples:
<root>
<book>
<title>Pride and Prejudice</title>
<author>Jane Austen</author>
<isbn>978-0141439518</isbn>
</book>
<book>
<title>Jane Eyre</title>
<author>Charlotte Bronte</author>
<isbn>978-0553211405</isbn>
</book>
</root><root>
<dvd>
<title>Selma</title>
<director>Ava DuVernay</director>
<released>2014</released>
</dvd>
<dvd>
<title>The Hurt Locker</title>
<director>Kathryn Bigelow</director>
<released>2008</released>
</dvd>
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