# To\_xml depth **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [June 19, 2006, 9:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/to-xml-depth/95923 "2006-06-19T21:59:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Arnaud\_G](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/46a35a/32.png) [@Arnaud\_G](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Arnaud_G)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 9:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/to-xml-depth/95923/1 "2006-06-19T21:59:41Z")
hello, The “render :xml =\> myFriends.to\_xml”, return something like: 2 ... But a Person has a “has\_many” relationship and they are not in the xml, =\> so is it possible to change the depth of the marshall process ? if it not possible, what are the “rails guideline ;-)” … thanks arnaud ---
**Author:** ![Arnaud\_G](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/46a35a/32.png) [@Arnaud\_G](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Arnaud_G)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 10:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/to-xml-depth/95923/2 "2006-06-19T22:29:24Z")
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**Author:** ![Arnaud\_G](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/46a35a/32.png) [@Arnaud\_G](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Arnaud_G)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2006, 10:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/to-xml-depth/95923/3 "2006-06-19T22:39:34Z")
Arnaud G. wrote: > But a Person has a “has\_many” relationship and they are not in the xml, > =\> so is it possible to change the depth of the marshall process ? > if it not possible, what are the “rails guideline ;-)” … See the :include option. In 1.1.2, it currently only supports a depth of 1 association, but a patch I recently submitted and was accepted now allows arbitrary depth of :include. Regards, Blair – Blair Z., Ph.D. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) Subversion training, consulting and support [http://www.orcaware.com/svn/](http://www.orcaware.com/svn/) ---
**Author:** ![Arnaud\_G](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/46a35a/32.png) [@Arnaud\_G](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Arnaud_G)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2006, 7:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/to-xml-depth/95923/4 "2006-06-20T19:29:48Z")
thanks Blair, it is the good direction but … My relation is Person has many infogroup and infogroup has many infoattribute Person—\>\*Infogroupe----\>\*Infoattribute so, aPerson.to\_xml :include =\> [:infogroups] works well now … but how to go one more step deeper … because, aPerson.to\_xml :include =\> [:infogroups, :infoattributes] failed ! I saw something interesting with google;-), like aPerson.to\_xml :include =\> [{:infogroups =\> infoattributes}] does not work many thanks for help Arnaud Blair Z. a écrit : ---
**Author:** ![Arnaud\_G](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/46a35a/32.png) [@Arnaud\_G](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Arnaud_G)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 2:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/to-xml-depth/95923/5 "2006-08-03T14:24:04Z")
Arnaud G. wrote: > thanks Blair, > it is the good direction but … > My relation is Person has many infogroup and infogroup has many > infoattribute > Person—\>\*Infogroupe----\>\*Infoattribute > > so, aPerson.to\_xml :include =\> [:infogroups] works well now … but how > to go one more step deeper … As I said in my previous note, in 1.1.2, it currently only supports a depth of 1 association, so it won’t do what your looking for. The next release of Rails contains a patch that removes this limitation. Regards, Blair – Blair Z., Ph.D. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) Subversion training, consulting and support [http://www.orcaware.com/svn/](http://www.orcaware.com/svn/) ---
**Author:** ![Arnaud\_G](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/46a35a/32.png) [@Arnaud\_G](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Arnaud_G)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 2:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/to-xml-depth/95923/6 "2006-08-15T14:21:41Z")
yes rxml with the builder is also a solution, but it was more for curiosity 😉 thanks arnaud Rick O. a écrit : ---
**Author:** ![Arnaud\_G](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/46a35a/32.png) [@Arnaud\_G](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Arnaud_G)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 2:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/to-xml-depth/95923/7 "2006-08-03T14:24:05Z")
> I saw something interesting with google;-), like aPerson.to\_xml > :include =\> [{:infogroups =\> infoattributes}] does not work > > many thanks for help > Arnaud There’s always rxml.