XmlComparator Class

class NXOpen.Validate.XmlComparator

Bases: object

Provides a generic comparator for finding differences between two XML format files. The comparator takes NXOpen.Validate.XmlComparatorOptions_Struct to further control the comparison process. It returns NXOpen.Validate.XmlComparatorResult, and generates report of detailed differences in HTML file which can be viewed via web browser.

To obtain an instance of this class, refer to NXOpen.Session

New in version NX6.0.2.

Methods

Method	Description
CompareXmlFiles	Compares two xml format files.

Enumerations

XmlComparatorResult Enumeration

Specifies result of the comparison

Structs

XmlComparatorOptions_Struct Struct

<para>Represents config options in comparison</para> <para>For example:</para> <para>case 1: Defines filter file to control what nodes will be compared; generates comparison report and log; ignores CDATA and processing instruction nodes.

Method Detail

CompareXmlFiles

XmlComparator.CompareXmlFiles

Compares two xml format files.

You can use :py:class:`NXOpen.Validate.XmlComparatorOptions_Struct`to customize the comparison process.

Signature CompareXmlFiles(workXmlFile, masterXmlFile, compareOptions)

Parameters:

• workXmlFile (str) – The first xml file to be compared
• masterXmlFile (str) – The second xml file to be compared against
• compareOptions (NXOpen.Validate.XmlComparatorOptions_Struct) – comparison options

Returns:

comparison result

Return type:

NXOpen.Validate.XmlComparatorResult

New in version NX6.0.2.

License requirements: None.