# XML helpers in \$1util.xml


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`$util.xml` contains helper methods that can make it easier to translate XML responses to JSON or a Dictionary.

## \$1util.xml utils list


****`$util.xml.toMap(String) : Map`****  
Converts an XML string to a Dictionary.  

```
Input:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<posts>
<post>
  <id>1</id>
  <title>Getting started with GraphQL</title>
</post>
</posts>

Output (JSON representation):

{
  "posts":{
    "post":{
      "id":1,
      "title":"Getting started with GraphQL"
    }
  }
}


Input:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<posts>
<post>
  <id>1</id>
  <title>Getting started with GraphQL</title>
</post>
<post>
  <id>2</id>
  <title>Getting started with AWS AppSync</title>
</post>
</posts>

Output (JSON representation):

{
  "posts":{
    "post":[
        {
          "id":1,
          "title":"Getting started with GraphQL"
        },
        {
          "id":2,
          "title":"Getting started with AWS AppSync"
        }
    ]
  }
}
```

****`$util.xml.toJsonString(String) : String`****  
Converts an XML string to a JSON string. This is similar to *toMap*, except that the output is a string. This is useful if you want to directly convert and return the XML response from an HTTP object to JSON.

****`$util.xml.toJsonString(String, Boolean) : String`****  
Converts an XML string to a JSON string with an optional Boolean parameter to determine if you want to string-encode the JSON.