Class: Object

Inherits:
BasicObject
Defined in:
(unknown)

Instance Method Summary collapse

Instance Method Details

#to_plist(format = :xml1) ⇒ Object

Converts the object to a property list representation and returns it as a string.

format can be one of :xml1 or :binary1.



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# File 'ext/plist/plist.c', line 370

VALUE obj_to_plist(int argc, VALUE *argv, VALUE self) {
  VALUE type;
  int count = rb_scan_args(argc, argv, "01", &type);
  if (count < 1) {
    type = id_xml;
  } else {
    type = rb_to_id(type);
  }
  CFPropertyListFormat format;
  if (type == id_xml) {
    format = kCFPropertyListXMLFormat_v1_0;
  } else if (type == id_binary) {
    format = kCFPropertyListBinaryFormat_v1_0;
  } else if (type == id_openstep) {
    format = kCFPropertyListOpenStepFormat;
  } else {
    rb_raise(rb_eArgError, "Argument 2 must be one of :xml1, :binary1, or :openstep");
    return Qnil;
  }
  CFPropertyListRef plist = convertObject(self);
  VALUE data = convertPlistToString(plist, format);
  CFRelease(plist);
  if (type == id_xml || type == id_binary) {
    str_setBlob(data, Qfalse);
  }
  return data;
}