How to read an XML file and extract values for the attributes using ANT script, XML Manipulation using XMLTask, XMLTASK example, Parse XML file in ANT

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Parse XML file in ANT using XMLTASK

1. Write one ant script (xmlRead.xml)
2. Write one xml fiel (tests2.xml)
3. Download jar file (xmltask-v1.15.1.jar) from here and put in lib folder (c:\xmltask\lib)

1. xmlRead.xml (c:\xmltask\src)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<project name="ReadXML" default="readXML">

<path id="build.classpath"><fileset dir="lib">
<include name="xmltask-v1.15.1.jar" />
</fileset>
</path>

<taskdef name="xmltask"classname="com.oopsconsultancy.xmltask.ant.XmlTask"
classpathref="build.classpath" />

<target name="readXML">
<xmltask source="tests2.xml">

<call path="/CHECK/TESTCASES/TESTCASE">
<param name="val" path="text()" />

<actions><echo>Test Case Details = @{val}</echo></actions>

</call>
</xmltask>

</target>
</project>

2. tests2.xml (c:\xmltask\src)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<CHECK>

<TESTCASES>
<TESTCASE>ReceiveImageTest</TESTCASE>
<TESTCASE>ValidateImageTest</TESTCASE>
<TESTCASE>PublishImageTest</TESTCASE>
</TESTCASES>

<TESTCASES>
<TESTCASE>ReceiveImageTest2</TESTCASE>
<TESTCASE>ValidateImageTest2</TESTCASE>
<TESTCASE>PublishImageTest2</TESTCASE>
</TESTCASES>

</CHECK>

After run the build.xml, output would be

Buildfile: C:\xmltask\src\\xmlRead.xml
readXML:
[echo] Test Case Details = ReceiveImageTest
[echo] Test Case Details = ValidateImageTest
[echo] Test Case Details = PublishImageTest
[echo] Test Case Details = ReceiveImageTest2
[echo] Test Case Details = ValidateImageTest2
[echo] Test Case Details = PublishImageTest2
BUILD SUCCESSFULTotal time: 562 milliseconds