From: Rob Biedenharn <Rob@...>
Date: 2008-10-09T21:04:18+09:00
Subject: Re: Builder::XmlMarkup extra to_s tag


On Oct 9, 2008, at 7:12 AM, ted wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to print out some xml and don't know what I'm doing. I'm  
> getting
> this <to_s/> tag in the output. Where is it coming from and how do I  
> get rid
> of it. Here's my test code. Any help appreciated.
>
> CODE:
> require "builder"
> class Fruit
>   attr_accessor :name
> end
> fruit = Fruit.new()
> fruit.name = "Apple"
> f = File.new("test.xml", "w")
xml = Builder::XmlMarkup.new(:target=>f, :indent=>2)
> xml.fruit do
>   xml.name(fruit.name)
> end
>
>
> OUTPUT:
> <fruit>
>  <name>Apple</name>
> </fruit>
> <to_s/>
>
>
> Thanks,
> Ted

or change your original to:
f.print(xml.target!)
The to_s comes from print getting something that is not a String and  
coercing it with to_s which the Builder object thinks is an empty tag.

-Rob

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