XmlProvider (Gradle API 2.11)
Date: 2016-02-08

org.gradle.api

## Interface XmlProvider

-     public interface XmlProvider

  Provides various ways to access the content of an XML document.

- - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `Element` | `asElement()` Returns the XML document as a DOM `Element`.
    `Node` | `asNode()` Returns the XML document as a Groovy `Node`.
    `StringBuilder` | `asString()` Returns the XML document as a `StringBuilder`.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### asString

          StringBuilder asString()

      Returns the XML document as a `StringBuilder`. Changes to the returned instance will be applied to the XML. The returned instance is only valid until one of the other methods on this interface are called.
      Returns:
        A `StringBuilder` representation of the XML.

    - #### asNode

          Node asNode()

      Returns the XML document as a Groovy `Node`. Changes to the returned instance will be applied to the XML. The returned instance is only valid until one of the other methods on this interface are called.
      Returns:
        A `Node` representation of the XML.

    - #### asElement

          Element asElement()

      Returns the XML document as a DOM `Element`. Changes to the returned instance will be applied to the XML. The returned instance is only valid until one of the other methods on this interface are called.
      Returns:
        An `Element` representation of the XML.