# DataSchema.XML

DataSchema.XML normalizes arbitrary XML data against a given schema into an object with known properties.

#### Basic example

###### Data

    <root>
        <session>34637542</session>
        <category name="music" id="5"><results>
            <song id="59672468">
                <title>I Kissed A Girl</title>
                <rank>1</rank>
                <artist id="30326214">Katy Perry</artist>
            </song>
            <song id="47973564">
                <title>Shake It</title>
                <rank>2</rank>
                <artist id="45575683">Metro Station</artist>
            </song>
            <song id="52207363">
                <title>Bleeding Love</title>
                <rank>3</rank>
                <artist id="37956508">Leona Lewis</artist>
            </song>
        </results></category>
    </root>

###### Schema

    {
        resultListLocator: "song",
        resultFields: [{key:"title"}, {key:"artist"}, {key:"rank"}]
    }

###### Normalized data

#### Complex example

###### Data

    <Response>
        <Session>542235629</Session>
        <Tracks  start="1" count="10" total="98" errorCount="0"
            defaultSort="popularity+" description="Top 100 Tracks"
            name="Top 100 Tracks">
            <Track id="59672468" rating="-1" title="I Kissed A Girl">
                <Artist id="30326214" rating="-1">Katy Perry</Artist>
                <ItemInfo><ChartPosition last="26" this="1"/></ItemInfo>
            </Track>
            <Track id="47973564" rating="-1" title="Shake It">
                <Artist id="45575683" rating="-1">Metro Station</Artist>
                <ItemInfo><ChartPosition last="27" this="2"/></ItemInfo>
            </Track>
            <Track id="52207363" rating="-1" title="Bleeding Love">
                <Artist id="37956508" rating="-1">Leona Lewis</Artist>
                <ItemInfo><ChartPosition last="28" this="3"/></ItemInfo>
            </Track>
        </Tracks>
    </Response>

###### Schema

    {
        metaFields: {session:"//Session", total:"//Tracks/@total"},
        resultListLocator: "Track",
        resultFields: [{key:"song", locator:"@title"},
            {key:"artist", locator:"Artist"},
            {key:"rank", locator:"ItemInfo/ChartPosition/@this"}]
    }

###### Normalized data