# RXS_OpenDom()

This subprocedure initializes DOM parsing for a specified chunk of XML.

## Subprocedure Prototype

### IBM i 6.1+

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `     D RXS_OpenDom     PR                  Extproc('RXS_OpenDom') Opdesc      D                                     Like(RXS_ParseDOMDS_t)` | Returns an RXS_ParseDOMDS_t which contains information and pointers used by subsequent DOM parsing APIs. |
| `     D  Xml                                Like(RXS_Var16Mv_t) Const      D                                     Options(*Omit:*Varsize)` | Chunk of XML to be used for subsequent DOM operations. |
| `     D  DS                                 LikeDS(RXS_OpenDomDS_t)      D                                     Options(*Nopass:*Varsize)` | Holds RXS_OpenDomDS_t used to set up initial DOM parsing options. |


## Example Code

### IBM i 6.1+

#### Example 1
```rpgle
      *--------------------------------------------------------------
      * This example demonstrates configuring DOM parsing using a RXS_ParseDOMDS_t
      *  datastructure.
      *--------------------------------------------------------------
     H DFTACTGRP(*NO) BNDDIR('RXSBND') ACTGRP(*CALLER)

      /copy QRPGLECPY,RXSCB

     D OpenDomDS       DS                  LikeDS(RXS_OpenDOMDS_t)
     D RootDomDS       DS                  LikeDS(RXS_ParseDOMDS_t)
      /free
       RXS_ResetDS( OpenDomDs : RXS_DS_TYPE_OPENDOM );
       RXS_ResetDS( RootDomDs : RXS_DS_TYPE_PARSEDOM );
       OpenDomDs.InputCcsid = RXS_CCSID_UTF8;                               
       RootDomDS = RXS_OpenDom( gXmlResponse : OpenDomDS );

       gXPath = RXS_XPath( '/*:Envelope/*:Body/*:FahrenheitToCelsius' +     
         'Response/*:FahrenheitToCelsiusResult' );
       
       gCelsius = %Dec( RXS_ParseDomToText( gXPath : RootDomDS ) : 11 : 7 );

       RXS_CloseDom( RootDomDS );

       *INLR = *ON;
      /end-free
```

## Data Structures

### RXS_OpenDomDS_t

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `     D RXS_OpenDomDS_t...      D                 DS                  Qualified Template Inz` |  |
| `     D   ReturnedErrorInfo...      D                                     LikeDS(RXS_ReturnedErrorInfoDS_t) Inz` |  |
| `     D   OnErrorMessageType...      D                               10I 0` |  |
| `     D   InputCcsid...      D                               10I 0` | Specifies the CCSID of the XML being parsed. |
| `     D   OutputCcsid...      D                               10I 0` | Specifies the CCSID the parsed data will be converted to. |
| `     D   Stmf...      D                                     Like(RXS_Var1Kv_t)` | Specifies an IFS path to an XML file to parse instead of the Input parm. |