# XMLParse Return new array ## Method Signature ``` XMLParse(XML=[string]) ``` ### Arguments | Argument | Type | Required | Description | Default | | -------- | -------- | -------- | ----------- | ------- | | `XML` | `string` | `false` | | | ## Examples ### Parse XML read from a file Read XML from a file and use the xmlParse method to parse it into an XML data structure. ```java ``` ### Additional Examples [Run Example](https://try.boxlang.io/?code=eJxFjrEOwiAURXe%2B4qVTu8gHFEl0cjRObobKtSXhFQWatH9vgyG%2B6byTO5yV%2FSPlCMN0pEbQfmoOGbrg%2FuSgT949oeROVb5iYH0Og5KFqp5grJtHfQO72SIqWU1dDMFu%2BoIIconyBGKkZEbQFhaK%2BCxIGfagZBn%2BcmTtaXphF363dGd%2FNTGhpfWf31HXiy%2FEgj49) ```java xml_stream = " Alice Bob Reminder Here is the message you requested. "; dump( XmlParse( xml_stream ) ); ``` ## Related * [XMLChildPos](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/xml/xmlchildpos) * [XMLElemNew](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/xml/xmlelemnew) * [XMLFormat](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/xml/xmlformat) * [XMLGetNodeType](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/xml/xmlgetnodetype) * [XMLNew](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/xml/xmlnew) * [XMLSearch](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/xml/xmlsearch) * [XMLTransform](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/xml/xmltransform) * [XMLValidate](https://boxlang.ortusbooks.com/boxlang-language/reference/built-in-functions/xml/xmlvalidate)