ToSymbolicXML

converts an expression expr to an appropriate XML format and returns the result as SymbolicXML.

Details and Options

To use ToSymbolicXML, you first need to load the XML Package using Needs["XML`"].
ToSymbolicXML is the inverse of FromSymbolicXML.
Use ToSymbolicXML to generate SymbolicXML with no output to a file. Once the SymbolicXML is generated, you can write it to a file with Export.
The following option can be given:
"ExpandRawXML" Automatic whether to convert RawXML string fragments

Wolfram Language code: Needs["XML`"]

The expression x² returned in the corresponding SymbolicXML:

Wolfram Language code: ToSymbolicXML[x ^ 2]

Wolfram Language code: Needs["XML`"]

A notebook expression results in SymbolicXML representing ExpressionML:

Wolfram Language code: ToSymbolicXML[Notebook[{Cell["Here is a notebook example"]}]]

Wolfram Language code: Needs["XML`"]

"ExpandRawXML" can control the conversion of raw XML string segments enclosed within the RawXML wrapper:

Wolfram Language code: comboFragment = XMLElement["p", {}, {"There's", RawXML["trouble"], "my friend, right here in River City."}];

Wolfram Language code: ToSymbolicXML[comboFragment, "ExpandRawXML" -> False]

Wolfram Language code: ToSymbolicXML[comboFragment, "ExpandRawXML" -> True]

(The default setting for the option, Automatic, is equivalent to True.)

This provides an alternative to ImportString for converting a segment of text XML to SymbolicXML:

Wolfram Language code: ToSymbolicXML[RawXML["But what is it good for?"]]

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