From: Lars Haugseth <njus@...>
Date: 2009-08-11T22:25:09+09:00
Subject: Re: Libxml: trying to set encoding for a document

* matt_neuburg@tidbits.com (Matt Neuburg) wrote:
> 
> Diana Jaunzeikare <rozziite@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 
>> I have problems with setting encoding for an xml file. I want to produce an
>> xml file which starts with
>> 
>>  <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
>
> require 'rubygems'
> require 'libxml'
> doc = LibXML::XML::Document.new
> puts doc.to_s #=> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

You may also specify indentation and the explicit encoding
with parameters to the to_s method, like this:

  doc.to_s(:indent => true, :encoding => XML::Encoding::UTF_8)

The documentation for XML::Document#to_s is quite buggy and
I've filed a ticket.

-- 
Lars Haugseth