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Simplify XML( ) example 4
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Refine wording in Option 2 for better readability
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The `xml()` function expects either an object or a string containing valid XML. The function doesn't accept a raw array as input.

If your data is a JSON string, you can use the `json()` function to convert the string to a JSON object before you pass the result to the `xml()` function, for example:
If you have a JSON array, like the following example, you have four options.

```json
[
{ "ID": 1, "Name": "James" },
{ "ID": 2, "Name": "John" },
{ "ID": 3, "Name": "Sam" }
]
```

Option 1: Convert JSON string to a JSON object before you pass the result to the `xml()` function, for example:

```
xml(
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)
```

If you have a JSON array, like the following example, you have three options.

```json
[
{ "ID": 1, "Name": "James" },
{ "ID": 2, "Name": "John" },
{ "ID": 3, "Name": "Sam" }
]
```

Option 1: Store the JSON array in a **Compose** action named **Compose1**. Then use the `outputs()` function to return a JSON object from **Compose1**.
Option 2: Store the JSON array in a **Compose** action named **Compose1**. Then use the `outputs()` function to return a JSON object from **Compose1**, and store the returned JSON object in another **Compose** action named **Compose2**.

```
{
"root": { "array": @{outputs('Compose1')} }
}
```

Store the returned JSON object in another action named **Compose2**. You can then use the `xml()` and `outputs()` functions to create XML from the JSON object output from **Compose2**, for example:
You can then use the `xml()` and `outputs()` functions to create XML from the JSON object output from **Compose2**, for example:

```
xml(outputs('Compose2'))
```

Option 2: Store the JSON array in a **Compose** action named **Compose1**. Then use the `outputs()`, `concat()`, `json()`, and `xml()` functions to create XML from the JSON object output, for example:
Option 3: Store the JSON array in a **Compose** action named **Compose1**. Then use the `outputs()`, `concat()`, `json()`, and `xml()` functions to create XML from the JSON object output, for example:

```
xml(
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)
)
)

```

Option 3: Store the JSON array in a **Compose** action named **Compose1**. You can then use the `outputs()`, `json()`, `addProperty()`, and `xml()` functions to create XML from the JSON object output, for example:
Option 4: Similar to option 3, but uses `addProperty()` instead of the `concat()` function to create the JSON object before passing it to the `xml()` function, for example:

```
xml(
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)
```

All examples, which include the JSON string data example and options 1 to 3, return the following XML result:
All examples, which include options 1 to 4, return the following XML result:

```xml
<root>
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