# Xml filter: create filter definition based on xsd

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/xml-filter-create-filter-definition-based-on-xsd/141581
**Category:** Logstash
**Created:** [July 25, 2018, 1:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/xml-filter-create-filter-definition-based-on-xsd/141581 "2018-07-25T13:23:35Z")
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#### Post date: [July 26, 2018, 12:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/xml-filter-create-filter-definition-based-on-xsd/141581/7 "2018-07-26T12:35:57Z")

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If you want to consume an entire file as a single event then you will need to use a multiline filter. There is an example [here](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/trying-to-parse-xml-logs/132749/2?u=badger). If you do not use a multiline filter then each line of the file will be a separate event.

The event will contain the contents of the file (either a single line, or the output of the multiline) in a field called "message", so that should be the source for you xml filter.

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