XML to JSON Converter for Ruby

Free online xml to json converter with Ruby code examples

Working with xml to json converter in Ruby? Our free online xml to json converter helps Ruby developers format, validate, and process data instantly. Below you will find Ruby code examples using nokogiri / active_support so you can achieve the same result programmatically in your own projects.

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Ruby Code Example

require 'nokogiri'
require 'json'

xml = '<root><user><name>Alice</name><age>30</age></user></root>'
doc = Nokogiri::XML(xml)

def xml_to_hash(node)
  if node.element_children.empty?
    return node.content
  end
  result = {}
  node.element_children.each do |child|
    result[child.name] = xml_to_hash(child)
  end
  result
end

hash = xml_to_hash(doc.root)
puts JSON.pretty_generate(hash)

Quick Setup

Library: nokogiri / active_support
gem install nokogiri

Ruby Tips & Best Practices

  • Nokogiri is the standard XML/HTML parser for Ruby
  • Use Hash.from_xml from ActiveSupport for simple conversions
  • Nokogiri supports XPath and CSS selectors for querying

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