XML`

XMLGet

XMLGet["file"]

returns the XML expression tree corresponding to the contents of "file".

XMLGet["file",parser]

uses the pre-initialized XMLParser object to parse the file.

XMLGet["http://url",…]

reads from a URL.

Details and Options

To use XMLGet, you first need to load the XML Package using Needs["XML`"].
This is similar to Import[file,"XML"]. However, it can take a pre-initialized XML parser.
The following options can be given:

"NormalizeWhitespace"	True	whether to remove leading, trailing, and multiple internal whitespace in elements
"IncludeNamespaces"	Automatic	whether to explicitly include namespaces
"ValidateAgainstDTD"	Automatic	whether to validate the XML against the DTD content model
"IncludeEmbeddedObjects"	None	whether to retain comments and processing instructions
"AllowRemoteDTDAccess"	True	whether to seek DTDs on the network
"ReadDTD"	True	whether to read the DTD
"IncludeDefaultedAttributes"	False	whether to explicitly include default attributes as defined in the DTD
"AllowUnrecognizedEntities"	Automatic	whether entities undefined by the DTD are considered errors
"PreserveCDATASections"	False	whether the distinction between CDATA sections and regular character data is maintained on import

Create a file:

XMLGet returns the contents of the file as an XML expression:

Retrieve data via HTTP. This retrieves stock quotes and returns the data as SymbolicXML:

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