# IronRuby + Rails + format.xml

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ironruby-rails-format-xml/185378>\
**Category:** IronRuby\
**Created:** [March 19, 2010, 12:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ironruby-rails-format-xml/185378 "2010-03-19T00:54:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![benhiller](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@benhiller](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/benhiller)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2010, 12:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ironruby-rails-format-xml/185378/1 "2010-03-19T00:54:17Z")

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Hi guys,

I’m hoping that someone will have more of a deeper understanding of  
rails than myself.

Basically, I want to use the format.xml from an action in rails with a  
C# object - but all I get is the to\_s (MyNamespace.MyObject) - any  
ideas why?

Ben