REXML::XMLDecl

Inheritance: < REXML::Child < Object
Included Modules: Encoding

NEEDS DOCUMENTATION

Constants

Name		Description
DEFAULT_ENCODING	= "UTF-8";
DEFAULT_STANDALONE	= "no";
DEFAULT_VERSION	= "1.0";
START	= '<\?xml';
STOP	= '\?>';

Attributes

Name	Visibility	R/W
standalone	public	RW
version	public	RW
writeencoding	public	R
writethis	public	R

Aliases

Method	Alias	Description
encoding=	→ old_enc=
standalone	→ stand_alone?

Methods

Class

Visibility	Signature
public	default ()
public	new (version=DEFAULT_VERSION, encoding=nil, standalone=nil)

Instance

Visibility	Signature
public	== ( other )
public	clone ()
public	dowrite ()
public	encoding= ( enc )
public	inspect ()
public	node_type ()
public	nowrite ()
public	write (writer, indent=-1, transitive=false, ie_hack=false)
public	xmldecl (version, encoding, standalone)

Class Method Detail

default()

Only use this if you do not want the XML declaration to be written; this object is ignored by the XML writer. Otherwise, instantiate your own XMLDecl and add it to the document.

Note that XML 1.1 documents must include an XML declaration

new(version=DEFAULT_VERSION, encoding=nil, standalone=nil)

Instance Method Detail

==( other )

clone()

dowrite()

encoding=( enc )

inspect()

node_type()

nowrite()

write(writer, indent=-1, transitive=false, ie_hack=false)

indent:	Ignored. There must be no whitespace before an XML declaration
transitive:	Ignored
ie_hack:	Ignored