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excerpt: An example of interoperating with Erlang's built-in `xmerl` library to parse XML.
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In the latest free video, [ElixirSips](http://www.elixirsips.com) [Episode
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028](http://elixirsips.com/episodes/028_parsing_xml.html) provides an example of
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parsing XML via the built in `xmerl` library in Erlang.
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One of the latest episodes of [ElixirSips](http://elixirsips.com/episodes/028_parsing_xml.html)
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provided an example of parsing XML via the built in `xmerl` library in Erlang:
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[Here is the project built in this episode, for you to download.](http://elixirsips.com/downloads/028_parsing_xml.tar.gz)
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You can watch the video for a complete rundown where we use tests to explore the
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`xmerl` library and how we can use it from Elixir. If you just want to see the
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results, here's the test file we ended up with, commented for clarity:
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Parsing XML is a common need to different applications. The example also show cases
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how to integrate with existing Erlang libraries. You can watch the video for a complete
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rundown where we use tests to explore the `xmerl` library and how we can use it from
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Elixir. If you just want to see the results, here's the test file we ended up with,
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commented for clarity:
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```elixir
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# If you want to pattern-match on a record defined in an erlang library, you
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The project built in the episode is also
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[available for download](http://elixirsips.com/downloads/028_parsing_xml.tar.gz).
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## Resources
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- [xmerl user guide](http://www.erlang.org/doc/apps/xmerl/xmerl_ug.html)
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- [xmerl manual](http://www.erlang.org/doc/man/xmerl_scan.html)
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- [erlsom](https://github.com/willemdj/erlsom)

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