# Comments in REXML

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/comments-in-rexml/123715>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [December 19, 2007, 11:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/comments-in-rexml/123715 "2007-12-19T23:48:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Jari\_W](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/a698b9/32.png) [@Jari\_W](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jari_W)\
**Post date:** [December 19, 2007, 11:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/comments-in-rexml/123715/1 "2007-12-19T23:48:35Z")

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How do I add a XML comment between 2 element nodes in REXML? I’ve read  
the documentation over and over, but I just can’t find out…

Best regards,

Jari W.

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**Author:** ![Jari\_W](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/a698b9/32.png) [@Jari\_W](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jari_W)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2007, 3:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/comments-in-rexml/123715/2 "2007-12-20T03:10:26Z")

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require “rexml/document”

doc = REXML::Document.new(’’)

doc.root \<\< REXML::Element.new(‘elem1’)  
doc.root \<\< REXML::Comment.new(‘this is a comment’)

res = doc.to\_s # =\> “”