Class: XmlObject

Inherits:
XmlInterface show all
Defined in:
lib/xmlobject/doc.rb,
lib/xmlobject/config.rb,
lib/xmlobject/object.rb

Overview

XmlObject is a Xml abstraction for both REXML and libxml. If libxml is present use it, if not switch to slower implementation REXML.

Before anything else, begin with :

require 'xmlobject'

For example, you have this xml in the “buffer” variable :

<root_tag attr_string="foo" attr_int="1" attr_int_false="0">
  <children>
    <child name='1'/>
    <child name='2'/>
    <child name='3'/>
  </children>
  <some_text>
    FooBar
  </some_text>
</root_tag>

Create an XmlObject :

xml = XmlObject.new(buffer)

Then get the root attributes :

puts xml.attr_string      -> foo
puts xml['attr_string']   -> foo
puts xml.attr_int         -> 1

Ask if some attributes or child are present or true :

puts xml.attr_string?     -> true
puts xml.not_here?        -> false
puts xml.attr_int?        -> true
puts xml.attr_int_false?  -> false
puts xml.children?        -> true

Iter through children :

xml.children.child do |child|
  puts child.name         -> 1, 2, 3
end

Get some text :

puts xml.some_text.text.strip

Constant Summary collapse

NAME = 
'XmlObject'
VERSION = 
'0.2'
'Copyright (C) 2007 Florent Solt'
DESC = 
'Xml object abstraction for both REXML and libxml'
AUTHOR = 
'Florent Solt'
EMAIL = 
'[email protected]'
HOMEPAGE = 
'http://grtm.rubyforge.org'
LICENSE = 
'BSD'

Instance Method Summary collapse

Methods inherited from XmlInterface

#id, #inspect, #to_a, #to_s

Constructor Details

#initialize(xml) ⇒ XmlObject

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# File 'lib/xmlobject/doc.rb', line 46

def initialize(xml)
end

Dynamic Method Handling

This class handles dynamic methods through the method_missing method

#method_missing(name, *args, &block) ⇒ Object

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# File 'lib/xmlobject/doc.rb', line 74

def method_missing(name, *args)
end

Instance Method Details

#[](name) ⇒ Object

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# File 'lib/xmlobject/doc.rb', line 50

def [](name)
end

#methods ⇒ Object

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# File 'lib/xmlobject/doc.rb', line 60

def methods
end

#text ⇒ Object

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# File 'lib/xmlobject/doc.rb', line 54

def text
end