One-line XML from an API or RSS feed is impossible to inspect. The node where a feed breaks is usually visible the moment the document is properly indented. That is the whole job.
Paste minified XML and it comes back indented with the node count shown. When a parser complains about position 50000, you can finally see what is actually around position 50000.
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Bottom line: indent it before you read it.
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How do you use XML Beautifier / Formatter?
Open the XML Beautifier / Formatter in your browser (Pretty-print XML). Type or paste your input, adjust the options, and copy the result. Everything runs locally on your device with no account and nothing stored, so the three steps below take seconds even for confidential work.
- Paste the data or snippet you want to process.
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- Copy the result for use in your own code.
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