XML to String Converter
Collapse multi-line XML into one compact, single-line string.
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How do you convert XML to a single-line string?
Formatted XML carries indentation that only helps humans. Collapsing it removes comments and inter-tag whitespace, squeezes leftover blank runs to single spaces, and returns the whole document as one line. Text inside elements is left byte-for-byte alone, so the markup still parses to the same tree. Handy when an API expects the payload in a single JSON field or a query parameter.
How to use the XML to String
- 1 Start with formatted, indented XML.
- 2 Inter-tag whitespace and comments are stripped away.
- 3 Inspect the single-line result; element text is untouched.
- 4 Lift the compact string into your code or payload.
What you can use it for
- Embedding XML inside a source-code string.
- Minifying XML to shrink a payload.
- Putting an XML snippet on one line for a log or config.
- Normalising hand-formatted XML before sending it.
Frequently asked questions
Could collapsing change what the XML means?
No. Whitespace between tags is insignificant to a parser, and that is all that gets removed; character data inside elements is preserved exactly.
Is this XML minification?
Effectively, yes. Indentation and line breaks exist for people; removing them produces the same document in fewer bytes.
When is a one-line string useful?
Embedding markup in a string literal, a log line, an environment variable or a JSON field, anywhere a multi-line value would need escaping or would break formatting.
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