method

to_string

v1_8_6_287 - Show latest stable - Class: REXML::Attribute

to_string()

public

Returns this attribute out as XML source, expanding the name

 a = Attribute.new( "x", "y" )
 a.to_string     # -> "x='y'"
 b = Attribute.new( "ns:x", "y" )
 b.to_string     # -> "ns:x='y'"

# File lib/rexml/attribute.rb, line 105
                def to_string
                        if @element and @element.context and @element.context[:attribute_quote] == :quote
                                %Q^#@expanded_name="#{to_s().gsub(/"/, '&quote;')}"^
                        else
                                "#@expanded_name='#{to_s().gsub(/'/, '&apos;')}'"
                        end
                end

to_string

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