# Patch for lib/rexml/document.rb@13607

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/patch-for-lib-rexml-document-rb-13607/117048>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [October 12, 2007, 12:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/patch-for-lib-rexml-document-rb-13607/117048 "2007-10-12T12:30:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 12, 2007, 12:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/patch-for-lib-rexml-document-rb-13607/117048/1 "2007-10-12T12:30:02Z")

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# Index: document.rb

— document.rb (revision 13681)  
+++ document.rb (working copy)  
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@  
# indentation will be twice this number of spaces, and children  
will be  
# indented an additional amount. For a value of 3, every item  
will be  
# indented 3 more levels, or 6 more spaces (2 \* 3). Defaults to  
-1

- 
# trans::

- 
# transitive::

# If transitive is true and indent is \>= 0, then the output will

be  
# pretty-printed in such a way that the added whitespace does not  
affect  
# the absolute _value_ of the document – that is, it leaves the  
value  
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@  
# unable to parse proper XML, we have to provide a hack to  
generate XML  
# that IE’s limited abilities can handle. This hack inserts a  
space  
# before the /\> on empty tags. Defaults to false

- 

```
          def write( output=$stdout, indent=-1, trans=false, 

```

ie\_hack=false )

- 

```
          def write( output=$stdout, indent=-1, transitive=false,

```

ie\_hack=false )  
if xml\_decl.encoding != “UTF-8” && !output.kind\_of?(Output)  
output = Output.new( output, xml\_decl.encoding )  
end