class REXML::Instruction

Represents an XML Instruction; IE, <? … ?> TODO: Add parent arg (3rd arg) to constructor

Constants

START
STOP

Attributes

content [RW]

target is the “name” of the Instruction; IE, the “tag” in <?tag …?> content is everything else.

target [RW]

target is the “name” of the Instruction; IE, the “tag” in <?tag …?> content is everything else.

Public Class Methods

new (target, content=nil)

Source

# File lib/rexml/instruction.rb, line 25
def initialize(target, content=nil)
  case target
  when String
    super()
    @target = target
    @content = content
  when Instruction
    super(content)
    @target = target.target
    @content = target.content
  else
    message =
      "processing instruction target must be String or REXML::Instruction: "
    message << "<#{target.inspect}>"
    raise ArgumentError, message
  end
  @content.strip! if @content
end

Constructs a new Instruction @param target can be one of a number of things. If String, then the target of this instruction is set to this. If an Instruction, then the Instruction is shallowly cloned (target and content are copied). @param content Must be either a String, or a Parent. Can only be a Parent if the target argument is a Source. Otherwise, this String is set as the content of this instruction.

Calls superclass method REXML::Child::new

Public Instance Methods

== ( other )

Source

# File lib/rexml/instruction.rb, line 65
def ==( other )
  other.kind_of? Instruction and
  other.target == @target and
  other.content == @content
end

@return true if other is an Instruction, and the content and target of the other matches the target and content of this object.

clone ()

Source

# File lib/rexml/instruction.rb, line 44
def clone
  Instruction.new self
end

inspect ()

Source

# File lib/rexml/instruction.rb, line 75
def inspect
  "<?p-i #{target} ...?>"
end

node_type ()

Source

# File lib/rexml/instruction.rb, line 71
def node_type
  :processing_instruction
end

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

Source

# File lib/rexml/instruction.rb, line 51
def write writer, indent=-1, transitive=false, ie_hack=false
  Kernel.warn( "#{self.class.name}.write is deprecated", uplevel: 1)
  indent(writer, indent)
  writer << START
  writer << @target
  if @content
    writer << ' '
    writer << @content
  end
  writer << STOP
end

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See the rexml/formatters package