How to read XML file in groovy?

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laxmi picture laxmi · May 25, 2011 · Viewed 16.2k times · Source

I am trying to read XML file in groovy with below lines of code

def xml=new XmlSlurper().parse("C:\2011XmlLog20110524_0623")  
xml.Document.BillID.each{   
println it}

I am getting file not found error though i have the file in my C drive..is there any syntax mistake there?..

With advance thanks,

Laxmi

Answer

Tomasz Nurkiewicz picture Tomasz Nurkiewicz · May 25, 2011

Use any of:

  • "C:/2011XmlLog20110524_0623"
  • "C:\\2011XmlLog20110524_0623"

Backslash is an escape character.

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