method

write_with_substitution

v2_4_6 - Show latest stable - Class: REXML::Text

write_with_substitution(out, input)

public

Writes out text, substituting special characters beforehand. out A String, IO, or any other object supporting <<( String ) input the text to substitute and the write out

z=utf8.unpack("U*")
ascOut=""
z.each{|r|
  if r <  0x100
    ascOut.concat(r.chr)
  else
    ascOut.concat(sprintf("&#x%x;", r))
  end
}
puts ascOut

# File lib/rexml/text.rb, line 327
    def write_with_substitution out, input
      copy = input.clone
      # Doing it like this rather than in a loop improves the speed
      copy.gsub!( SPECIALS[0], SUBSTITUTES[0] )
      copy.gsub!( SPECIALS[1], SUBSTITUTES[1] )
      copy.gsub!( SPECIALS[2], SUBSTITUTES[2] )
      copy.gsub!( SPECIALS[3], SUBSTITUTES[3] )
      copy.gsub!( SPECIALS[4], SUBSTITUTES[4] )
      copy.gsub!( SPECIALS[5], SUBSTITUTES[5] )
      out << copy
    end

write_with_substitution

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