read_xml

Read the XML file <code>file</code> and convert it to a <code>dmdScheme</code> object using the function <code>as_dmdScheme()</code>.

Forms the core for developing own domain specific metadata schemes.
It contains the basic functionality needed for all metadata schemes based on the
'dmdScheme'. See R.M. Krug and O.L. Petchey (2019) <DOI:10.5281/zenodo.3581970>.

Rainer M. Krug

dmdScheme

Domain Specific MetaData Scheme

Owen L. Petchey

read_xml function

<dl><dt>file</dt>
<dd>Path to file or connection to write to.</dd>
<dt>keepData</dt>
<dd>if the data should be kept or replaced with one row with NAs</dd>
<dt>useSchemeInXml</dt>
<dd>if <code>TRUE</code>, use scheme definition in xml and raise
an error if the xml does not contain a scheme definition. If False, use the
scheme definition from the corresponding installed package, even if the xml
contains a scheme definition. if <code>NULL</code> (the default), use the
definition in the xml if it contains a definition, if not use the
corresponding definition from the installed package.</dd>
<dt>verbose</dt>
<dd>give verbose progress info. Useful for debugging.</dd></dl>

Arguments

Function to read x from an XML file — read_xml

<dl>

<dt>file</dt>
<dd>Path to file or connection to write to.</dd>


<dt>keepData</dt>
<dd>if the data should be kept or replaced with one row with NAs</dd>


<dt>useSchemeInXml</dt>
<dd>if <code>TRUE</code>, use scheme definition in xml and raise
an error if the xml does not contain a scheme definition. If False, use the
scheme definition from the corresponding installed package, even if the xml
contains a scheme definition. if <code>NULL</code> (the default), use the
definition in the xml if it contains a definition, if not use the
corresponding definition from the installed package.</dd>


<dt>verbose</dt>
<dd>give verbose progress info. Useful for debugging.</dd>

</dl>

read_xml: Function to read x from an XML file

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