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# xmlString

Returns the string representation of the receiver as it would appear in an XML document.

```
var xmlString: String { get }
```

## Discussion

The returned string includes the string representations of all children. This method invokes [`xmlString(options:)`](/documentation/Foundation/XMLNode/xmlString(options:)) with an `options` argument of `NSXMLNodeOptionsNone`.

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