# facet-xml-node
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Raw XML node types—represent arbitrary XML without a schema.
## Overview
This crate provides generic XML types (`Element`, `Content`) that can represent
any XML document without needing predefined Rust structs. It's useful when you
need to parse XML dynamically or work with XML of unknown structure.
## Types
### Element
Captures any XML element with its tag name, attributes, and children:
```rust
use facet_xml_node::Element;
let xml = r#"<item id="42" status="active">Hello <b>world</b></item>"#;
let element: Element = facet_xml::from_str(xml)?;
assert_eq!(element.tag, "item");
assert_eq!(element.attrs.get("id"), Some(&"42".to_string()));
```
### Content
Represents either text or a child element:
```rust
use facet_xml_node::{Element, Content};
for child in &element.children {
match child {
Content::Text(t) => println!("Text: {}", t),
Content::Element(e) => println!("Element: <{}>", e.tag),
}
}
```
## Use Cases
- Parsing XML of unknown or variable structure
- Building XML transformers or validators
- Bridging between typed and untyped XML representations
- Testing and debugging XML serialization
## Comparison
| Typed structs with `#[derive(Facet)]` | Known XML schema, compile-time safety |
| `facet-xml-node::Element` | Unknown/dynamic XML, runtime flexibility |
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## Special thanks
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## License
Licensed under either of:
- Apache License, Version 2.0 ([LICENSE-APACHE](https://github.com/facet-rs/facet/blob/main/LICENSE-APACHE) or <http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0>)
- MIT license ([LICENSE-MIT](https://github.com/facet-rs/facet/blob/main/LICENSE-MIT) or <http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>)
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