# Ruby & XML

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-xml/183615>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 17, 2010, 1:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-xml/183615 "2010-02-17T13:19:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![oldbug](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/c0e974/32.png) [@oldbug](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/oldbug)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 1:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-xml/183615/1 "2010-02-17T13:19:06Z")

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Hello

xml {} produce carriage return

Exemple : xml.id { xml.cdata!(1)}  
=\>

#################################  
BUT i need:

( without carriage return )

Any idea how to make that ?  
I am stuck…

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**Author:** ![oldbug](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/c0e974/32.png) [@oldbug](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/oldbug)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 2:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-xml/183615/2 "2010-02-17T14:24:26Z")

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> ( without carriage return )
> 
> Any idea how to make that ?  
> I am stuck…

.strip?  
-rp

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**Author:** ![oldbug](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/o/c0e974/32.png) [@oldbug](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/oldbug)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2010, 2:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-xml/183615/3 "2010-02-17T14:44:20Z")

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Thanks but no,  
the “{” makes carriage return

As far as i know, this can not be stringify and stripped.