Method Detail

• public String groovyToString()

  Returns Groovy's default string representation for an XML Element. This is used by Groovy's formatting infrastructure. By default, it serializes the element using groovy.xml.XmlUtil.serialize(Element).

  If disabled, e.g. via -Dgroovy.extension.disable=groovyToString(Element), the element's default toString() is used instead. Alternatively, you have the option to provide a replacement extension method in an extension module to customize how elements are displayed throughout Groovy.

  Returns:

  the serialized XML string

  Since:

  6.0.0

• public String serialize()

  Transforms the element to its text equivalent. (The resulting string does not contain a xml declaration. Use XmlUtil.serialize(element) if you need the declaration.)

  Returns:

  the string representation of the element

  Since:

  2.1