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title Specify a root element for use with FOR XML
description View an example query that specifies the ROOT option of the FOR XML clause to request a single top-level element in the resulting XML.
author MikeRayMSFT
ms.author mikeray
ms.reviewer randolphwest
ms.date 05/05/2022
ms.service sql
ms.subservice xml
ms.topic how-to
ms.custom
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RAW mode, specifying root element example
RAW mode, with FOR XML example

Example: Specify a root element for the XML generated by FOR XML

[!INCLUDE SQL Server Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Managed Instance FabricSQLDB]

By specifying the ROOT option in the FOR XML query, you can request a single, top-level element for the resulting XML, as shown in this query. The argument specified for the ROOT directive provides the root element name.

Example

USE AdventureWorks2022;
GO
SELECT ProductModelID, Name
FROM Production.ProductModel
WHERE ProductModelID IN (122, 119, 115)
FOR XML RAW, ROOT('MyRoot');
GO

This is the result:

<MyRoot>
  <row ProductModelID="122" Name="All-Purpose Bike Stand" />
  <row ProductModelID="119" Name="Bike Wash" />
  <row ProductModelID="115" Name="Cable Lock" />
</MyRoot>

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