# Generating ERB templates with XMLBuilder

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/generating-erb-templates-with-xmlbuilder/131261>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [March 7, 2008, 2:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/generating-erb-templates-with-xmlbuilder/131261 "2008-03-07T14:00:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 7, 2008, 2:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/generating-erb-templates-with-xmlbuilder/131261/1 "2008-03-07T14:00:51Z")

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Is it possible to get XMLBuilder to stop escaping entities for just  
one tag?

I’m trying to generate an ERB template that generates XML:

xml.toys do  
xml.toy do  
xml.name "\<%= name %\>  
end  
end

The builder outputs the proper xml, but it escapes the template.