global

def xmlify(key, value)

Returns:
  • (String) - The key/value pair in a simple XML format

Parameters:
  • value () -- The value
  • key () -- The key 
def xmlify(key, value)
  case value
    # Nil
  when NilClass then "<#{key}/>"

    # Array
  when Array
    # Treat empty arrays as nil values
    xmlify(key, nil) if value[0].nil?

    retval = ''
    value.each { |x| retval += xmlify("#{key}0", x) }
    "<#{key}>#{retval}</#{key}>"

    # Unknown
  else "<#{key}>#{value}</#{key}>"
  end
end