import module namespace json = "http://www.zorba-xquery.com/modules/converters/json"; let $json := '[ "li", "list item" ]' let $options := <options xmlns="http://www.zorba-xquery.com/modules/converters/json-options"> <json-format value="JsonML-array"/> </options> return json:parse( $json, $options ) (: vim:set et sw=2 ts=2: :) (: Expected output: <li>list item</li> :)