Class REXML::Instruction
In: lib/rexml/instruction.rb
Parent: Child

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

Methods

==   clone   inspect   new   node_type   write  

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)

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). If a Source, then the source is scanned and parsed for an Instruction declaration. @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.

Public Instance methods

==( other )

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

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

DEPRECATED

See the rexml/formatters package

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