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Russ P.

XML element with optional attribute

Suppose I am printing out an XML element like this:

def toXML: xml.Elem = {

...

</waypt>

}

The "name" attribute is a String and is optional (some waypoints have names and some don't). I want to show it only if it is nonempty. In other words, I don't want to see name=""

I just want the name attribute completely omitted if the name is an empty String.

How can I do that in the toXML method above? Thanks.

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Naftoli Gugenheim

Re: XML element with optional attribute

I don't know if there's a better solution, but Elem is a case class so you can add the attribute on afterwards using the copy method.

On Fri, Mar 24, 2017 at 2:01 AM Russ P. <[hidden email]> wrote:

Suppose I am printing out an XML element like this:

def toXML: xml.Elem = {

<waypt name={name}>
...
</waypt>
}

The "name" attribute is a String and is optional (some waypoints have names and some don't). I want to show it only if it is nonempty. In other words, I don't want to see name=""

I just want the name attribute completely omitted if the name is an empty String.

How can I do that in the toXML method above? Thanks.

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Daniel Manchester

Re: XML element with optional attribute

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Hi,

If you make "name" an Option[scala.xml.Text], I think the XML will be generated as you desire.

Dan

On Friday, March 24, 2017 at 2:01:33 AM UTC-4, Russ P. wrote:

Suppose I am printing out an XML element like this:

def toXML: xml.Elem = {

<waypt name={name}>
...
</waypt>
}

The "name" attribute is a String and is optional (some waypoints have names and some don't). I want to show it only if it is nonempty. In other words, I don't want to see name=""

I just want the name attribute completely omitted if the name is an empty String.

How can I do that in the toXML method above? Thanks.

Russ P.

Re: XML element with optional attribute

Nice. Thanks!

On Tue, Mar 28, 2017 at 8:49 PM, Daniel Manchester <[hidden email]> wrote:

Hi,

If you make "name" an Option[scala.xml.Text], I think the XML will be generated as you desire.

Dan

On Friday, March 24, 2017 at 2:01:33 AM UTC-4, Russ P. wrote:
Suppose I am printing out an XML element like this:

def toXML: xml.Elem = {

<waypt name={name}>
...
</waypt>
}

The "name" attribute is a String and is optional (some waypoints have names and some don't). I want to show it only if it is nonempty. In other words, I don't want to see name=""

I just want the name attribute completely omitted if the name is an empty String.

How can I do that in the toXML method above? Thanks.

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