XML Serialization Attributes

Here’s the list of attributes that affect XML serialization. They should be properly supported by all target languages.

Attribute	Type	Inheritance	Target	Description	Default
xml.enabled	bool	scope	module, type	generate XML serialization code for target language See Enabling Serialization Format	false
xml.ordered	bool	scope	record	whether serialized record fields are required to be in strict order or not	false
xml.ignore	bool		record field	exclude record field from XML serialization	false
xml.attribute	bool		record field	serialize field as XML attribute	false
xml.text	bool		record field union clause	serialize value as XML element text	false
xml.content	bool		record field union clause	serialize value as XML element content (without enclosing tag)	false
xml.notation	Notation	scope	record field enum field	Notation used for name translation of record and enum field names into XML strings	none
xml.enum_notation	Notation	scope	enum field	Notation used for name translation of enum values	xml.notation
xml.element_notation	Notation	scope	any	Notation used for name translation of element names	xml.notation
xml.attribute_notation	Notation	scope	any	Notation used for name translation of attribute names	xml.notation