Importing XML files in R
To import XML files here we are going to use XML Package in R Programming language.
XML file for demonstration:
XML
<RECORDS><STUDENT> <ID>1</ID> <NAME>Alia</NAME> <MARKS>620</MARKS> <BRANCH>IT</BRANCH></STUDENT><STUDENT> <ID>2</ID> <NAME>Brijesh</NAME> <MARKS>440</MARKS> <BRANCH>Commerce</BRANCH></STUDENT><STUDENT> <ID>3</ID> <NAME>Yash</NAME> <MARKS>600</MARKS> <BRANCH>Humanities</BRANCH></STUDENT><STUDENT> <ID>4</ID> <NAME>Mallika</NAME> <MARKS>660</MARKS> <BRANCH>IT</BRANCH></STUDENT><STUDENT> <ID>5</ID> <NAME>Zayn</NAME> <MARKS>560</MARKS> <BRANCH>IT</BRANCH></STUDENT></RECORDS> |
Reading XML file:
It can be read after installing the package and then parsing it with xmlparse() function.
R
# loading the library and other important packageslibrary("XML")library("methods")# the contents of sample.xml are parseddata <- xmlParse(file = "sample.xml")print(data) |
Output:
1
Alia
620
IT
2
Brijesh
440
Commerce
3
Yash
600
Humanities
4
Mallika
660
IT
5
Zayn
560
IT
How To Import Data from a File in R Programming
The collection of facts is known as data. Data can be in different forms. To analyze data using R programming Language, data should be first imported in R which can be in different formats like txt, CSV, or any other delimiter-separated files. After importing data then manipulate, analyze, and report it.
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