XML representation of JSON data

The data provider converts the name of a JSON attribute to the element name. For a JSON attribute of a simple type, it converts the value to text data within the element. Embedded JSON objects are converted to embedded XML elements. Any subordinate attributes are converted to subordinate elements.

The root XML element is JSON_document.

If a JSON attribute name contains characters that are invalid in an element name, the data provider modifies it to produce a valid element name. The data provider also adds a JSON_name attribute to the element. The value of the attribute is the original JSON attribute name.

For every element of a JSON array, the data provider creates a JSON_xxx_array_element XML element, where xxx is the name of the array. The value of the array element is converted into text within the XML element. A JSON_index attribute is added to each XML element; the value of the attribute is the index of the array element within the array.