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xml2 (version 0.1.0)

xml_text: Extract the text

Description

Extract the text

Usage

xml_text(x, trim = FALSE)

Arguments

x
A document, node, or node set.
trim
If TRUE will trim leading and trailing spaces.

Value

  • A character vector, the same length as x.

Examples

Run this code
x <- read_xml("<p>This is some text. This is <b>bold!</b></p>")
xml_text(x)
xml_text(xml_children(x))

x <- read_xml("<x>This is some text. <x>This is some nested text.</x></x>")
xml_text(x)
xml_text(xml_find_all(x, "//x"))

x <- read_xml("<p>   Some text    </p>")
xml_text(x, trim = TRUE)

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