# module REXML

:element, parent, name, attributes, children*

  a = Node.new a << “B” # => <a>B</a> a.b # => <a>B<b/></a> a.b # => <a>B<b/><b/><a> a.b[“x”] = “y” # => <a>B<b/><b x=“y”/></a> a.b.c # => <a>B<c/><b x=“y”/></a> a.b.c << “D” # => <a>B<c>D</c><b x=“y”/></a>

`REXML` is an `XML` toolkit for Ruby, in Ruby.

`REXML` is a pure Ruby, `XML` 1.0 conforming, non-validating toolkit with an intuitive API. `REXML` passes 100% of the non-validating Oasis tests, and provides tree, stream, SAX2, pull, and lightweight APIs. `REXML` also includes a full XPath 1.0 implementation. Since Ruby 1.8, `REXML` is included in the standard Ruby distribution.

Main page

  www.germane-software.com/software/rexml

Author

  Sean Russell <serATgermaneHYPHENsoftwareDOTcom>

`Date`

  2008/019

`Version`

  3.1.7.3

This API documentation can be downloaded from the `REXML` home page, or can be accessed online

A tutorial is available in the `REXML` distribution in docs/tutorial.html, or can be accessed online

### Constants

COPYRIGHT
Copyright
DATE
REVISION
VERSION
Version