# REXML/Amrita2 closing tag

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rexml-amrita2-closing-tag/124107>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [December 24, 2007, 8:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rexml-amrita2-closing-tag/124107 "2007-12-24T20:44:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Vasyl\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/4bbf92/32.png) [@Vasyl\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Vasyl_S)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 8:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rexml-amrita2-closing-tag/124107/1 "2007-12-24T20:44:25Z")

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Hi,

I’ve noticed that Amrita2 (which uses REXML), automagically compresses  
empty tags, for example:

becomes just

 

Is there any way to turn this behavior off? It doesn’t play well with  
textarea tags, which must always be matched by a full closing tag (\</  
textarea\>).

 

Thanks, and Merry Christmas to everyone.

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**Author:** ![Vasyl\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/4bbf92/32.png) [@Vasyl\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Vasyl_S)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 9:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rexml-amrita2-closing-tag/124107/2 "2007-12-24T21:51:06Z")

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On Dec 24, 2:43 pm, Vasyl S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Is there any way to turn this behavior off? It doesn’t play well with  
> textarea tags, which must always be matched by a full closing tag (\</  
> textarea\>).

It does not appear so:  
[http://www.germane-software.com/projects/rexml/ticket/19](http://www.germane-software.com/projects/rexml/ticket/19)

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**Author:** ![Vasyl\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/4bbf92/32.png) [@Vasyl\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Vasyl_S)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2007, 10:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rexml-amrita2-closing-tag/124107/3 "2007-12-24T22:00:29Z")

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On Dec 24, 10:50 pm, Phrogz [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> It does not appear so:[http://www.germane-software.com/projects/rexml/ticket/19](http://www.germane-software.com/projects/rexml/ticket/19)

It’s sad. REXML looks like an almost abandoned project.

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**Author:** ![Vasyl\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/4bbf92/32.png) [@Vasyl\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Vasyl_S)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 2:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rexml-amrita2-closing-tag/124107/4 "2007-12-25T02:33:31Z")

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On Dec 25, 2007 5:59 AM, Vasyl S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> On Dec 24, 10:50 pm, Phrogz [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:
> 
> > It does not appear so:[http://www.germane-software.com/projects/rexml/ticket/19](http://www.germane-software.com/projects/rexml/ticket/19)
> 
> It’s sad. REXML looks like an almost abandoned project.

[http://p.ramaze.net/15](http://p.ramaze.net/15)

Not perfect, but it fixes your problem (ruby ftw 🙂

^ manveru

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**Author:** ![Vasyl\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/4bbf92/32.png) [@Vasyl\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Vasyl_S)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2007, 1:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rexml-amrita2-closing-tag/124107/5 "2007-12-25T13:06:30Z")

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On Dec 25, 3:32 am, “Michael F.” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> [http://p.ramaze.net/15](http://p.ramaze.net/15)
> 
> Not perfect, but it fixes your problem (ruby ftw 🙂

Thanks a lot, Michael!