Name

format()

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 = None

def setup(): 
    xml = loadXML("mammals.xml")
    
    #Format without line breaks and no indentation
    s = xml.format(-1)
    print(s)
    print("")# Blank line
    
    #Format with line breaks and no indentation
    s = xml.format(0)
    print(s)
    
    #Format with line breaks and 5 spaces of indentation
    s = xml.format(5)
    print(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.
Syntax
.format(indent)
Parameters
indentint: -1 for a single line (and no declaration), >= 0 for indents and newlines
Related toString()

Updated on Mon Sep 21 15:53:26 2020.

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