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<h1 id="class-REXML::Instruction" class="class">
class REXML::Instruction
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<section class="description">
<p>Represents an <a href="../XML.html"><code>XML</code></a> <a href="Instruction.html"><code>Instruction</code></a>; IE, <? … ?> TODO: Add parent arg (3rd arg) to constructor</p>
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<h3>Constants</h3>
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<dt id="START">START
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<dt id="STOP">STOP
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<span class="method-name">content</span><span
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<p>target is the “name” of the <a href="Instruction.html"><code>Instruction</code></a>; IE, the “tag” in <?tag …?> content is everything else.</p>
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<span class="method-name">target</span><span
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<p>target is the “name” of the <a href="Instruction.html"><code>Instruction</code></a>; IE, the “tag” in <?tag …?> content is everything else.</p>
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<span class="method-name">new</span><span
class="method-args">(target, content=nil)</span>
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<p>Constructs a new <a href="Instruction.html"><code>Instruction</code></a> @param target can be one of a number of things. If <a href="../String.html"><code>String</code></a>, then the target of this instruction is set to this. If an <a href="Instruction.html"><code>Instruction</code></a>, then the <a href="Instruction.html"><code>Instruction</code></a> is shallowly cloned (target and content are copied). @param content Must be either a <a href="../String.html"><code>String</code></a>, or a <a href="Parent.html"><code>Parent</code></a>. Can only be a <a href="Parent.html"><code>Parent</code></a> if the target argument is a <a href="Source.html"><code>Source</code></a>. Otherwise, this <a href="../String.html"><code>String</code></a> is set as the content of this instruction.</p>
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Calls superclass method
<a href="Child.html#method-c-new"><code>REXML::Child::new</code></a>
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<pre><span class="ruby-comment"># File lib/rexml/instruction.rb, line 25</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier ruby-title">initialize</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">target</span>, <span class="ruby-identifier">content</span>=<span class="ruby-keyword">nil</span>)
<span class="ruby-keyword">case</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">target</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">when</span> <span class="ruby-constant">String</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">super</span>()
<span class="ruby-ivar">@target</span> = <span class="ruby-identifier">target</span>
<span class="ruby-ivar">@content</span> = <span class="ruby-identifier">content</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">when</span> <span class="ruby-constant">Instruction</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">super</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">content</span>)
<span class="ruby-ivar">@target</span> = <span class="ruby-identifier">target</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">target</span>
<span class="ruby-ivar">@content</span> = <span class="ruby-identifier">target</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">content</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">else</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">message</span> =
<span class="ruby-string">"processing instruction target must be String or REXML::Instruction: "</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">message</span> <span class="ruby-operator"><<</span> <span class="ruby-node">"<#{target.inspect}>"</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">raise</span> <span class="ruby-constant">ArgumentError</span>, <span class="ruby-identifier">message</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span>
<span class="ruby-ivar">@content</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">strip!</span> <span class="ruby-keyword">if</span> <span class="ruby-ivar">@content</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span></pre>
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<p>@return true if other is an <a href="Instruction.html"><code>Instruction</code></a>, and the content and target of the other matches the target and content of this object.</p>
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<pre><span class="ruby-comment"># File lib/rexml/instruction.rb, line 65</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier ruby-title">==</span>( <span class="ruby-identifier">other</span> )
<span class="ruby-identifier">other</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">kind_of?</span> <span class="ruby-constant">Instruction</span> <span class="ruby-keyword">and</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">other</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">target</span> <span class="ruby-operator">==</span> <span class="ruby-ivar">@target</span> <span class="ruby-keyword">and</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">other</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">content</span> <span class="ruby-operator">==</span> <span class="ruby-ivar">@content</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span></pre>
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<span class="method-name">clone</span><span
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<pre><span class="ruby-comment"># File lib/rexml/instruction.rb, line 44</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier ruby-title">clone</span>
<span class="ruby-constant">Instruction</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">new</span> <span class="ruby-keyword">self</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span></pre>
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<pre><span class="ruby-comment"># File lib/rexml/instruction.rb, line 75</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier ruby-title">inspect</span>
<span class="ruby-node">"<?p-i #{target} ...?>"</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span></pre>
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<pre><span class="ruby-comment"># File lib/rexml/instruction.rb, line 71</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier ruby-title">node_type</span>
<span class="ruby-value">:processing_instruction</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span></pre>
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<span class="method-name">write</span><span
class="method-args">(writer, indent=-1, transitive=false, ie_hack=false)</span>
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<h2 id="method-i-write-label-DEPRECATED">DEPRECATED<span><a href="#method-i-write-label-DEPRECATED">¶</a> <a href="#top">↑</a></span></h2>
<p>See the rexml/formatters package</p>
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<pre><span class="ruby-comment"># File lib/rexml/instruction.rb, line 51</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier ruby-title">write</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">writer</span>, <span class="ruby-identifier">indent</span>=<span class="ruby-value">-1</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-constant">Kernel</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">warn</span>( <span class="ruby-node">"#{self.class.name}.write is deprecated"</span>, <span class="ruby-value">uplevel:</span> <span class="ruby-value">1</span>)
<span class="ruby-identifier">indent</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">writer</span>, <span class="ruby-identifier">indent</span>)
<span class="ruby-identifier">writer</span> <span class="ruby-operator"><<</span> <span class="ruby-constant">START</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">writer</span> <span class="ruby-operator"><<</span> <span class="ruby-ivar">@target</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">if</span> <span class="ruby-ivar">@content</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">writer</span> <span class="ruby-operator"><<</span> <span class="ruby-string">' '</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">writer</span> <span class="ruby-operator"><<</span> <span class="ruby-ivar">@content</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">writer</span> <span class="ruby-operator"><<</span> <span class="ruby-constant">STOP</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span></pre>
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