Represents an XML comment; that is, text between <!– … –>
The content text
The content text
# File tmp/rubies/ruby-2.5.9/lib/rexml/comment.rb, line 24
def initialize( first, second = nil )
super(second)
if first.kind_of? String
@string = first
elsif first.kind_of? Comment
@string = first.string
end
end
Constructor. The first argument can be one of three types: @param first If String, the contents of this comment are set to the argument. If Comment, the argument is duplicated. If Source, the argument is scanned for a comment. @param second If the first argument is a Source, this argument should be nil, not supplied, or a Parent to be set as the parent of this object
# File tmp/rubies/ruby-2.5.9/lib/rexml/comment.rb, line 63
def <=>(other)
other.to_s <=> @string
end
Compares this Comment to another; the contents of the comment are used in the comparison.
# File tmp/rubies/ruby-2.5.9/lib/rexml/comment.rb, line 70
def ==( other )
other.kind_of? Comment and
(other <=> self) == 0
end
Compares this Comment to another; the contents of the comment are used in the comparison.
# File tmp/rubies/ruby-2.5.9/lib/rexml/comment.rb, line 33
def clone
Comment.new self
end
# File tmp/rubies/ruby-2.5.9/lib/rexml/comment.rb, line 75
def node_type
:comment
end
# File tmp/rubies/ruby-2.5.9/lib/rexml/comment.rb, line 50
def write( output, indent=-1, transitive=false, ie_hack=false )
Kernel.warn("Comment.write is deprecated. See REXML::Formatters", uplevel: 1)
indent( output, indent )
output << START
output << @string
output << STOP
end
DEPRECATED
- output
-
Where to write the string
- indent
-
An integer. If -1, no indenting will be used; otherwise, the indentation will be this number of spaces, and children will be indented an additional amount.
- transitive
-
Ignored by this class. The contents of comments are never modified.
- ie_hack
-
Needed for conformity to the child API, but not used by this class.