Jenkins: Using XmlSlurper In Declarative Pipeline

Question

Using XmlSlurper, I am trying to read an XML file (specifically Web.config from a .Net-based API) as part of a Jenkins pipeline. I do not seem to be able to access any attributes of elements. The error I get is:

No such field found: field groovy.util.slurpersupport.NodeChild primary

Below is my attempt to break this down into the simplest case:

script {
    def xml = """
              <colors>
                  <color primary="true">Red</color>
                  <color primary="true">Yellow</color>
                  <color primary="true">Blue</color>
                  <color primary="false">Purple</color>
              </colors>                    
              """

    def colors = new XmlSlurper().parseText(xml)
    echo "First Color: ${colors.color[0]}" //works fine
    echo "First Color: ${colors.color[0]} Primary? ${colors.color[0].@primary}" //fails

}

I am using Jenkins 2.121.1.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks for the help. Out of curiosity, all my research showed that the syntax I was using should be correct. Do you know if something changed, or did I just miss a nuance of the syntax? — voodoobilly, Aug 21 '18 at 11:34

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 21 '18 at 04:34

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Try changing ${colors.color[0].@primary} to ${colors.color[0]['@primary']}

answered Aug 21 '18 at 04:34

yong

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 21 '18 at 03:24

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disable "Use groovy sandbox".

The source of the problem is code via a Jenkinsfile, which I believe always runs in the sandbox.

Works fine, when its unchecked. :)

answered Aug 21 '18 at 03:24

rohit thomas

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Thanks for the answer, which also worked. I chose the accepted answer simply because it avoids any security issues related to running outside the sandbox. – voodoobilly Aug 21 '18 at 11:32

Jenkins: Using XmlSlurper In Declarative Pipeline

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