# How to rename and xml element

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-rename-and-xml-element/157472>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [January 12, 2009, 2:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-rename-and-xml-element/157472 "2009-01-12T02:18:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![jamie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/aca169/32.png) [@jamie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jamie)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2009, 2:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-rename-and-xml-element/157472/1 "2009-01-12T02:18:46Z")

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Is there an easy way to rename an element within an XML file after I  
have called object.to\_xml?