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to_string

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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'"

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# File lib/rexml/attribute.rb, line 107
    def to_string
      if @element and @element.context and @element.context[:attribute_quote] == :quote
        %#@expanded_name="#{to_s().gsub(/"/, '&quote;')}"^
      else
        "#@expanded_name='#{to_s().gsub(/'/, '&apos;')}'"
      end
    end

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