populatefromxml.md

populateFromXML

Populate an entity with an XML packet. Make sure the names of the elements match the keys in the structure.

Returns

• This function returns the populated object

Arguments

Key	Type	Required	Default	Description
target	any	Yes	---	The entity to populate
xml	any	Yes	---	The xml string or xml document object to populate with
root	string	false		The xml root node to start the population with, by default it uses the XMLRoot.
scope	string	No		Use scope injection instead of setter injection, no need of setters, just tell us what scope to inject to
trustedSetter	Boolean	No	false	Do not check if the setter exists, just call it, great for usage with onMissingMethod() and virtual properties
include	string	No		A list of keys to ONLY include in the population
exclude	string	No		A list of keys to exclude from the population
nullEmptyInclude	string	No		A list of keys to NULL when empty, specifically for ORM population. You can also specify "*" for all fields
nullEmptyExclude	string	No		A list of keys to NOT NULL when empty, specifically for ORM population. You can also specify "*" for all fields
composeRelationships	boolean	No	true	When true, will automatically attempt to compose relationships from memento

Examples

var user = ormService.populateFromXML( ormService.new("User"), xml, "User");