Really rough example of using xml.Parser

xmlparser.go

package main

import (
    "fmt";
    "io"
    "xml"
    "strings"
)


const XML = `<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<langs>
<en>English</en>
</langs>`

func main() {
    r := strings.NewReader(XML)
    m := xmlToMap(r)
    fmt.Println(m)
}

func xmlToMap(r io.Reader) map[string]string {
	// result
	m := make(map[string]string)
	// the current value stack
	values := make([]string, 0)
	// parser
	p := xml.NewDecoder(r)
	for token, err := p.Token(); err == nil; token, err = p.Token() {
		switch t := token.(type) {
		case xml.CharData:
			// push
			values = append(values, string([]byte(t)))
		case xml.EndElement:
			if t.Name.Local == "langs" {
				continue
			}
			m[t.Name.Local] = values[len(values)-1]
			// pop
			values = values[:len(values)]
		}
	}
	// done
	return m
}