XML Dump

XML Dump visualizes raw XML as an interactive dump view inspired by cfdump. Open a saved .xml file, an unsaved editor containing valid XML, selected XML text from any editor, or XML straight from the clipboard and inspect nested data in a dedicated webview with collapsible tables and switchable attribute ordering.

Features

• Open saved .xml files directly from Explorer.
• Open an active unsaved editor as soon as its contents are valid XML; no save step required.
• Open selected XML text from the current editor with XML Dump: Selection.
• Open valid XML from the clipboard with XML Dump: Clipboard.
• Renders XML elements as nested tables with separate attribute and child rows.
• Collapse or expand nested structures from the header row or the key column.
• Toggle between natural attribute order and Sort Attrs A->Z from the editor title while the dump panel is active.
• Keeps leaf text and attributes easy to scan with distinct styling for elements, attributes, and scalar content.
• Validates XML before opening the dump viewer so invalid content is rejected early with a parser diagnostic.

Usage

1. Open a saved .xml file from Explorer and run XML Dump, or paste valid XML into any editor tab and run XML Dump from the editor title menu, editor title context menu, editor context menu, or the Command Palette.
2. To render only part of a document, select valid XML text and run XML Dump: Selection from the editor title context menu, the editor context menu, or the Command Palette.
3. To skip the editor entirely, copy valid XML and run XML Dump: Clipboard from the Command Palette, editor title context menu, or the editor context menu.
4. The viewer opens in a new tab.
5. Explore nested nodes in the webview, collapse or expand nodes by clicking their key columns or headers.
6. Use Sort Attrs A->Z or Natural Attr Order in the editor title while the dump panel is active.

Changelog

Release notes are included with the extension changelog.