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<h1 id="class-REXML::DocType" class="class">
class REXML::DocType
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<section class="description">
<p>Represents an <a href="../XML.html"><code>XML</code></a> DOCTYPE declaration; that is, the contents of <!DOCTYPE … >. DOCTYPES can be used to declare the <a href="DTD.html"><code>DTD</code></a> of a document, as well as being used to declare entities used in the document.</p>
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<h3>Constants</h3>
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<dl>
<dt id="DEFAULT_ENTITIES">DEFAULT_ENTITIES
<dd>
<dt id="PUBLIC">PUBLIC
<dd>
<dt id="START">START
<dd>
<dt id="STOP">STOP
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<dt id="SYSTEM">SYSTEM
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<h3>Attributes</h3>
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<span class="method-name">entities</span><span
class="attribute-access-type">[R]</span>
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<p>name is the name of the doctype <a href="DocType.html#attribute-i-external_id"><code>external_id</code></a> is the referenced <a href="DTD.html"><code>DTD</code></a>, if given</p>
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<span class="method-name">external_id</span><span
class="attribute-access-type">[R]</span>
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<p>name is the name of the doctype <a href="DocType.html#attribute-i-external_id"><code>external_id</code></a> is the referenced <a href="DTD.html"><code>DTD</code></a>, if given</p>
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<span class="method-name">name</span><span
class="attribute-access-type">[R]</span>
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<p>name is the name of the doctype <a href="DocType.html#attribute-i-external_id"><code>external_id</code></a> is the referenced <a href="DTD.html"><code>DTD</code></a>, if given</p>
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<span class="method-name">namespaces</span><span
class="attribute-access-type">[R]</span>
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<p>name is the name of the doctype <a href="DocType.html#attribute-i-external_id"><code>external_id</code></a> is the referenced <a href="DTD.html"><code>DTD</code></a>, if given</p>
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<h3>Public Class Methods</h3>
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<div id="method-c-new" class="method-detail ">
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<span class="method-name">new</span><span
class="method-args">( first, parent=nil )</span>
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<p>Constructor</p>
<pre class="ruby"><span class="ruby-identifier">dt</span> = <span class="ruby-constant">DocType</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">new</span>( <span class="ruby-string">'foo'</span>, <span class="ruby-string">'-//I/Hate/External/IDs'</span> )
<span class="ruby-comment"># <!DOCTYPE foo '-//I/Hate/External/IDs'></span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">dt</span> = <span class="ruby-constant">DocType</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">new</span>( <span class="ruby-identifier">doctype_to_clone</span> )
<span class="ruby-comment"># Incomplete. Shallow clone of doctype</span>
</pre>
<p><code>Note</code> that the constructor:</p>
<pre class="ruby"><span class="ruby-constant">Doctype</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">new</span>( <span class="ruby-constant">Source</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">new</span>( <span class="ruby-string">"<!DOCTYPE foo 'bar'>"</span> ) )
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<p>is <em>deprecated</em>. Do not use it. It will probably disappear.</p>
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Calls superclass method
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<div class="method-source-code" id="new-source">
<pre><span class="ruby-comment"># File lib/rexml/doctype.rb, line 80</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier ruby-title">initialize</span>( <span class="ruby-identifier">first</span>, <span class="ruby-identifier">parent</span>=<span class="ruby-keyword">nil</span> )
<span class="ruby-ivar">@entities</span> = <span class="ruby-constant">DEFAULT_ENTITIES</span>
<span class="ruby-ivar">@long_name</span> = <span class="ruby-ivar">@uri</span> = <span class="ruby-keyword">nil</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">if</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">first</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">kind_of?</span> <span class="ruby-constant">String</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">super</span>()
<span class="ruby-ivar">@name</span> = <span class="ruby-identifier">first</span>
<span class="ruby-ivar">@external_id</span> = <span class="ruby-identifier">parent</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">elsif</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">first</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">kind_of?</span> <span class="ruby-constant">DocType</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">super</span>( <span class="ruby-identifier">parent</span> )
<span class="ruby-ivar">@name</span> = <span class="ruby-identifier">first</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">name</span>
<span class="ruby-ivar">@external_id</span> = <span class="ruby-identifier">first</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">external_id</span>
<span class="ruby-ivar">@long_name</span> = <span class="ruby-identifier">first</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">instance_variable_get</span>(<span class="ruby-value">:@long_name</span>)
<span class="ruby-ivar">@uri</span> = <span class="ruby-identifier">first</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">instance_variable_get</span>(<span class="ruby-value">:@uri</span>)
<span class="ruby-keyword">elsif</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">first</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">kind_of?</span> <span class="ruby-constant">Array</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">super</span>( <span class="ruby-identifier">parent</span> )
<span class="ruby-ivar">@name</span> = <span class="ruby-identifier">first</span>[<span class="ruby-value">0</span>]
<span class="ruby-ivar">@external_id</span> = <span class="ruby-identifier">first</span>[<span class="ruby-value">1</span>]
<span class="ruby-ivar">@long_name</span> = <span class="ruby-identifier">first</span>[<span class="ruby-value">2</span>]
<span class="ruby-ivar">@uri</span> = <span class="ruby-identifier">first</span>[<span class="ruby-value">3</span>]
<span class="ruby-keyword">elsif</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">first</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">kind_of?</span> <span class="ruby-constant">Source</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">super</span>( <span class="ruby-identifier">parent</span> )
<span class="ruby-identifier">parser</span> = <span class="ruby-constant">Parsers</span><span class="ruby-operator">::</span><span class="ruby-constant">BaseParser</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">new</span>( <span class="ruby-identifier">first</span> )
<span class="ruby-identifier">event</span> = <span class="ruby-identifier">parser</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">pull</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">if</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">event</span>[<span class="ruby-value">0</span>] <span class="ruby-operator">==</span> <span class="ruby-value">:start_doctype</span>
<span class="ruby-ivar">@name</span>, <span class="ruby-ivar">@external_id</span>, <span class="ruby-ivar">@long_name</span>, <span class="ruby-ivar">@uri</span>, = <span class="ruby-identifier">event</span>[<span class="ruby-value">1</span><span class="ruby-operator">..</span><span class="ruby-value">-1</span>]
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">else</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">super</span>()
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span></pre>
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<h3>Public Instance Methods</h3>
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<div id="method-i-add" class="method-detail ">
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<span class="method-name">add</span><span
class="method-args">(child)</span>
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Calls superclass method
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<pre><span class="ruby-comment"># File lib/rexml/doctype.rb, line 185</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier ruby-title">add</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">child</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">super</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">child</span>)
<span class="ruby-ivar">@entities</span> = <span class="ruby-constant">DEFAULT_ENTITIES</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">clone</span> <span class="ruby-keyword">if</span> <span class="ruby-ivar">@entities</span> <span class="ruby-operator">==</span> <span class="ruby-constant">DEFAULT_ENTITIES</span>
<span class="ruby-ivar">@entities</span>[ <span class="ruby-identifier">child</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">name</span> ] = <span class="ruby-identifier">child</span> <span class="ruby-keyword">if</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">child</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">kind_of?</span> <span class="ruby-constant">Entity</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span></pre>
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<pre><span class="ruby-comment"># File lib/rexml/doctype.rb, line 125</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier ruby-title">attribute_of</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">element</span>, <span class="ruby-identifier">attribute</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">att_decl</span> = <span class="ruby-identifier">find</span> <span class="ruby-keyword">do</span> <span class="ruby-operator">|</span><span class="ruby-identifier">child</span><span class="ruby-operator">|</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">child</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">kind_of?</span> <span class="ruby-constant">AttlistDecl</span> <span class="ruby-keyword">and</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">child</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">element_name</span> <span class="ruby-operator">==</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">element</span> <span class="ruby-keyword">and</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">child</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">include?</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">attribute</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">return</span> <span class="ruby-keyword">nil</span> <span class="ruby-keyword">unless</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">att_decl</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">att_decl</span>[<span class="ruby-identifier">attribute</span>]
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span></pre>
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<span class="method-name">attributes_of</span><span
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<pre><span class="ruby-comment"># File lib/rexml/doctype.rb, line 115</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier ruby-title">attributes_of</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">element</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">rv</span> = []
<span class="ruby-identifier">each</span> <span class="ruby-keyword">do</span> <span class="ruby-operator">|</span><span class="ruby-identifier">child</span><span class="ruby-operator">|</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">child</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">each</span> <span class="ruby-keyword">do</span> <span class="ruby-operator">|</span><span class="ruby-identifier">key</span>,<span class="ruby-identifier">val</span><span class="ruby-operator">|</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">rv</span> <span class="ruby-operator"><<</span> <span class="ruby-constant">Attribute</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">new</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">key</span>,<span class="ruby-identifier">val</span>)
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span> <span class="ruby-keyword">if</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">child</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">kind_of?</span> <span class="ruby-constant">AttlistDecl</span> <span class="ruby-keyword">and</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">child</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">element_name</span> <span class="ruby-operator">==</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">element</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">rv</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span></pre>
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<div class="method-heading">
<span class="method-name">clone</span><span
class="method-args">()</span>
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<pre><span class="ruby-comment"># File lib/rexml/doctype.rb, line 135</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier ruby-title">clone</span>
<span class="ruby-constant">DocType</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">new</span> <span class="ruby-keyword">self</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span></pre>
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<span class="method-name">context</span><span
class="method-args">()</span>
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<pre><span class="ruby-comment"># File lib/rexml/doctype.rb, line 173</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier ruby-title">context</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">if</span> <span class="ruby-ivar">@parent</span>
<span class="ruby-ivar">@parent</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">context</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">else</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">nil</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span></pre>
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<div id="method-i-entity" class="method-detail ">
<div class="method-heading">
<span class="method-name">entity</span><span
class="method-args">( name )</span>
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<div class="method-source-code" id="entity-source">
<pre><span class="ruby-comment"># File lib/rexml/doctype.rb, line 181</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier ruby-title">entity</span>( <span class="ruby-identifier">name</span> )
<span class="ruby-ivar">@entities</span>[<span class="ruby-identifier">name</span>].<span class="ruby-identifier">unnormalized</span> <span class="ruby-keyword">if</span> <span class="ruby-ivar">@entities</span>[<span class="ruby-identifier">name</span>]
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span></pre>
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<span class="method-name">node_type</span><span
class="method-args">()</span>
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<div class="method-source-code" id="node_type-source">
<pre><span class="ruby-comment"># File lib/rexml/doctype.rb, line 111</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier ruby-title">node_type</span>
<span class="ruby-value">:doctype</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span></pre>
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<div id="method-i-notation" class="method-detail ">
<div class="method-heading">
<span class="method-name">notation</span><span
class="method-args">(name)</span>
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<div class="method-description">
<p>Retrieves a named notation. Only notations declared in the internal <a href="DTD.html"><code>DTD</code></a> subset can be retrieved.</p>
<p><a href="../Method.html"><code>Method</code></a> contributed by Henrik Martensson</p>
<div class="method-source-code" id="notation-source">
<pre><span class="ruby-comment"># File lib/rexml/doctype.rb, line 229</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier ruby-title">notation</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">name</span>)
<span class="ruby-identifier">notations</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">find</span> { <span class="ruby-operator">|</span><span class="ruby-identifier">notation_decl</span><span class="ruby-operator">|</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">notation_decl</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">name</span> <span class="ruby-operator">==</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">name</span>
}
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span></pre>
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<div id="method-i-notations" class="method-detail ">
<div class="method-heading">
<span class="method-name">notations</span><span
class="method-args">()</span>
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<div class="method-description">
<p>This method returns a list of notations that have been declared in the <em>internal</em> <a href="DTD.html"><code>DTD</code></a> subset. Notations in the external <a href="DTD.html"><code>DTD</code></a> subset are not listed.</p>
<p><a href="../Method.html"><code>Method</code></a> contributed by Henrik Martensson</p>
<div class="method-source-code" id="notations-source">
<pre><span class="ruby-comment"># File lib/rexml/doctype.rb, line 221</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier ruby-title">notations</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">children</span>().<span class="ruby-identifier">select</span> {<span class="ruby-operator">|</span><span class="ruby-identifier">node</span><span class="ruby-operator">|</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">node</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">kind_of?</span>(<span class="ruby-constant">REXML</span><span class="ruby-operator">::</span><span class="ruby-constant">NotationDecl</span>)}
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span></pre>
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<div id="method-i-public" class="method-detail ">
<div class="method-heading">
<span class="method-name">public</span><span
class="method-args">()</span>
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<div class="method-description">
<p>This method retrieves the public identifier identifying the document's <a href="DTD.html"><code>DTD</code></a>.</p>
<p><a href="../Method.html"><code>Method</code></a> contributed by Henrik Martensson</p>
<div class="method-source-code" id="public-source">
<pre><span class="ruby-comment"># File lib/rexml/doctype.rb, line 195</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier ruby-title">public</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">case</span> <span class="ruby-ivar">@external_id</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">when</span> <span class="ruby-string">"SYSTEM"</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">nil</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">when</span> <span class="ruby-string">"PUBLIC"</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">strip_quotes</span>(<span class="ruby-ivar">@long_name</span>)
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span></pre>
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<div id="method-i-system" class="method-detail ">
<div class="method-heading">
<span class="method-name">system</span><span
class="method-args">()</span>
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<div class="method-description">
<p>This method retrieves the system identifier identifying the document's <a href="DTD.html"><code>DTD</code></a></p>
<p><a href="../Method.html"><code>Method</code></a> contributed by Henrik Martensson</p>
<div class="method-source-code" id="system-source">
<pre><span class="ruby-comment"># File lib/rexml/doctype.rb, line 207</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier ruby-title">system</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">case</span> <span class="ruby-ivar">@external_id</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">when</span> <span class="ruby-string">"SYSTEM"</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">strip_quotes</span>(<span class="ruby-ivar">@long_name</span>)
<span class="ruby-keyword">when</span> <span class="ruby-string">"PUBLIC"</span>
<span class="ruby-ivar">@uri</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">kind_of?</span>(<span class="ruby-constant">String</span>) <span class="ruby-operator">?</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">strip_quotes</span>(<span class="ruby-ivar">@uri</span>) <span class="ruby-operator">:</span> <span class="ruby-keyword">nil</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span></pre>
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<div id="method-i-write" class="method-detail ">
<div class="method-heading">
<span class="method-name">write</span><span
class="method-args">( output, indent=0, transitive=false, ie_hack=false )</span>
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<dl class="rdoc-list note-list"><dt>output
<dd>
<p>Where to write the string</p>
</dd><dt>indent
<dd>
<p>An integer. If -1, no indentation will be used; otherwise, the indentation will be this number of spaces, and children will be indented an additional amount.</p>
</dd><dt>transitive
<dd>
<p>Ignored</p>
</dd><dt>ie_hack
<dd>
<p>Ignored</p>
</dd></dl>
<div class="method-source-code" id="write-source">
<pre><span class="ruby-comment"># File lib/rexml/doctype.rb, line 149</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier ruby-title">write</span>( <span class="ruby-identifier">output</span>, <span class="ruby-identifier">indent</span>=<span class="ruby-value">0</span>, <span class="ruby-identifier">transitive</span>=<span class="ruby-keyword">false</span>, <span class="ruby-identifier">ie_hack</span>=<span class="ruby-keyword">false</span> )
<span class="ruby-identifier">f</span> = <span class="ruby-constant">REXML</span><span class="ruby-operator">::</span><span class="ruby-constant">Formatters</span><span class="ruby-operator">::</span><span class="ruby-constant">Default</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">new</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">indent</span>( <span class="ruby-identifier">output</span>, <span class="ruby-identifier">indent</span> )
<span class="ruby-identifier">output</span> <span class="ruby-operator"><<</span> <span class="ruby-constant">START</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">output</span> <span class="ruby-operator"><<</span> <span class="ruby-string">' '</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">output</span> <span class="ruby-operator"><<</span> <span class="ruby-ivar">@name</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">if</span> <span class="ruby-ivar">@external_id</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">reference_writer</span> = <span class="ruby-constant">ReferenceWriter</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">new</span>(<span class="ruby-ivar">@external_id</span>,
<span class="ruby-ivar">@long_name</span>,
<span class="ruby-ivar">@uri</span>,
<span class="ruby-identifier">context</span>)
<span class="ruby-identifier">reference_writer</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">write</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">output</span>)
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">unless</span> <span class="ruby-ivar">@children</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">empty?</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">output</span> <span class="ruby-operator"><<</span> <span class="ruby-string">' ['</span>
<span class="ruby-ivar">@children</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">each</span> { <span class="ruby-operator">|</span><span class="ruby-identifier">child</span><span class="ruby-operator">|</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">output</span> <span class="ruby-operator"><<</span> <span class="ruby-string">"\n"</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">f</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">write</span>( <span class="ruby-identifier">child</span>, <span class="ruby-identifier">output</span> )
}
<span class="ruby-identifier">output</span> <span class="ruby-operator"><<</span> <span class="ruby-string">"\n]"</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">output</span> <span class="ruby-operator"><<</span> <span class="ruby-constant">STOP</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span></pre>
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<section id="private-instance-5Buntitled-5D-method-details" class="method-section">
<header>
<h3>Private Instance Methods</h3>
</header>
<div id="method-i-strip_quotes" class="method-detail ">
<div class="method-heading">
<span class="method-name">strip_quotes</span><span
class="method-args">(quoted_string)</span>
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<div class="method-description">
<p><a href="../Method.html"><code>Method</code></a> contributed by Henrik Martensson</p>
<div class="method-source-code" id="strip_quotes-source">
<pre><span class="ruby-comment"># File lib/rexml/doctype.rb, line 238</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier ruby-title">strip_quotes</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">quoted_string</span>)
<span class="ruby-identifier">quoted_string</span> <span class="ruby-operator">=~</span> <span class="ruby-regexp">/^[\'\"].*[\'\"]$/</span> <span class="ruby-operator">?</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">quoted_string</span>[<span class="ruby-value">1</span>, <span class="ruby-identifier">quoted_string</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">length</span><span class="ruby-value">-2</span>] <span class="ruby-operator">:</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">quoted_string</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span></pre>
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