Convert Data Table to XML in SQL Server

We can convert the data table into the XML format using  

1. XML Raw 
2. XML Path
3. XML Auto 

Here I am going to use the XML Raw to convert the data table to XML format

 

1.XML Raw

 

RAW mode transform each row in the query result into an XML element 

This is my table structure

 

  

The query to convert data table to XML format. 

select*from Products for xml raw('Products'),root('ProductDetails')

 Result: 

<ProductDetails>
  <Products id="1" Name="T-shirts" Category="Mens Clothing" />
  <Products id="2" Name="Track Suit" Category="Mens Clothing" />
  <Products id="3" Name="Shoes" Category="Mens Footwear" />
  <Products id="4" Name="Sandals" Category="Mens Footwear" />
</ProductDetails>

 2. XML Path

 

 Query 

select*from Products for xml path('Products'),root('ProductDetails')

 Result 

<ProductDetails>
  <Products>
    <id>1</id>
    <Name>T-shirts</Name>
    <Category>Mens Clothing</Category>
  </Products>
  <Products>
    <id>2</id>
    <Name>Track Suit</Name>
    <Category>Mens Clothing</Category>
  </Products>
  <Products>
    <id>3</id>
    <Name>Shoes</Name>
    <Category>Mens Footwear</Category>
  </Products>
  <Products>
    <id>4</id>
    <Name>Sandals</Name>
    <Category>Mens Footwear</Category>
  </Products>
</ProductDetails>

3. XML Auto

 

Query 

select*from Products for xml auto,root('ProductDetails')

Result 

<ProductDetails>
  <Products id="1" Name="T-shirts" Category="Mens Clothing" />
  <Products id="2" Name="Track Suit" Category="Mens Clothing" />
  <Products id="3" Name="Shoes" Category="Mens Footwear" />
  <Products id="4" Name="Sandals" Category="Mens Footwear" />
</ProductDetails>