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Name | format() |
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Examples | // The following short XML file called "mammals.xml" is parsed // in the code below. It must be in the project's "data" folder. // // <?xml version="1.0"?> // <mammals> // <animal id="0" species="Capra hircus">Goat</animal> // <animal id="1" species="Panthera pardus">Leopard</animal> // <animal id="2" species="Equus zebra">Zebra</animal> // </mammals> XML xml; void setup() { xml = loadXML("mammals.xml"); //Format without line breaks and no indentation String s = xml.format(-1); println(s); println(""); // Blank line //Format with line breaks and no indentation s = xml.format(0); println(s); //Format with line breaks and 5 spaces of indentation s = xml.format(5); println(s); } // Sketch prints: //<mammals><animal id="0" species="Capra hircus">Goat</animal> <animal id="1" species="Panthera pardus">Leopard</animal> <animal id="2" species="Equus zebra">Zebra</animal></mammals> // //<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> //<mammals> //<animal id="0" species="Capra hircus">Goat</animal> //<animal id="1" species="Panthera pardus">Leopard</animal> //<animal id="2" species="Equus zebra">Zebra</animal> //</mammals> // //<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> //<mammals> // <animal id="0" species="Capra hircus">Goat</animal> // <animal id="1" species="Panthera pardus">Leopard</animal> // <animal id="2" species="Equus zebra">Zebra</animal> //</mammals> | ||
Description |
Takes an XML object and converts it to a String, formatting its content as specified with the indent parameter. If indent is set to -1, then the String is returned with no line breaks, no indentation, and no XML declaration. If indent is set to 0 or greater, then the String is returned with line breaks, and the specified number of spaces as indent values. Meaning, there will be no indentation if 0 is specified, or each indent will be replaced with the corresponding number of spaces: 1, 2, 3, and so on. |
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Syntax | .format(indent) | ||
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Returns | String | ||
Related | toString() |
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