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to_xml

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to_xml(options={}) public

Return an XML representation of this error object.

  class Company < ActiveRecord::Base
    validates_presence_of :name, :address, :email
    validates_length_of :name, :in => 5..30
  end

  company = Company.create(:address => '123 First St.')
  company.errors.to_xml # =>
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <errors>
      <error>Name is too short (minimum is 5 characters)</error>
      <error>Name can't be blank</error>
      <error>Address can't be blank</error>
    </errors>

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# File activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb, line 219
    def to_xml(options={})
      options[:root] ||= "errors"
      options[:indent] ||= 2
      options[:builder] ||= Builder::XmlMarkup.new(:indent => options[:indent])

      options[:builder].instruct! unless options.delete(:skip_instruct)
      options[:builder].errors do |e|
        full_messages.each { |msg| e.error(msg) }
      end
    end

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