Try using "send" to send the element name. So element_name = :tag xml.send(element_name) "Brandon"
On Jul 21, 2:26 pm, Brandon <[email protected]> wrote: > I am using the XML builder and I am frustrated by the lack of being > able to use variables to define the names of XML elements > > I want to be able to do this (in actionname.xml.builder) > ... > element_name = "Tag" > xml.element_name("Brandon") > ... > > ACTUAL OUTPUT > ... > <element_name>Brandon</element_name> > ... > > DESIRED OUTPUT > ... > <Tag>Brandon</Tag> > ... > > Does anyone know how I could achieve the desired output using only the > xml builder? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.

