Rails - May 2009 - is there simpler way to export html within xml

Hi,

we''re exporting a lot of html code within xml, our current method works
but it''s very messy - far from perfect, is there a better way to do
this.

an example of our controller code is

html = html + "<img src="/icon/icon_email.gif"
onclick="javascript:document.getElementById('detail').style.display='none';
document.getElementById('mailform').style.display='inline';
"/>\n"

as you can see we''re using the < etc to generate the html
required,
so the end result is something like

  <marker html="<img src="/icon/icon_email.gif"
onclick="javascript:document.getElementById(''detail'').style.display=''none'';
document.getElementById(''mailform'').style.display=''inline'';
"/>...

so within that xml tag you can see a html= option, and within that
option lives all our html.

can anyone suggest a cleaner better way to do this? it would really be
appreciated.

thanks
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Is it too naive to suggest using the view (or a pseudo view) to generate the
html using erb?  After all that is what erb is for.
Colin

2009/5/7 Todd Fox
<rails-mailing-list-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org>
>
> Hi,
>
> we''re exporting a lot of html code within xml, our current method
works
> but it''s very messy - far from perfect, is there a better way to
do
> this.
>
> an example of our controller code is
>
> html = html + "&lt;img
src=&quot;/icon/icon_email.gif&quot;
>
>
onclick=&quot;javascript:document.getElementById(&#39;detail&#39;).style.display=&#39;none&#39;;
>
document.getElementById(&#39;mailform&#39;).style.display=&#39;inline&#39;;
> &quot;/&gt;\n"
>
> as you can see we''re using the &lt; etc to generate the html
required,
> so the end result is something like
>
>  <marker html="<img src="/icon/icon_email.gif"
>
onclick="javascript:document.getElementById(''detail'').style.display=''none'';
>
document.getElementById(''mailform'').style.display=''inline'';
"/>...
>
> so within that xml tag you can see a html= option, and within that
> option lives all our html.
>
> can anyone suggest a cleaner better way to do this? it would really be
> appreciated.
>
> thanks
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>
> >
>
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how would that work?
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Todd Fox wrote:
> how would that work?
we need the html in xml (html wrapped inside the xml) for another 
application read and then render that html.
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I am not sure exactly what you would do, I am also not sure exactly what you
are doing with the xml.  It just seems that an erb view is the ideal tool
for generating html to be sent to the client.  Is there a lot of xml or is
it just a wrapper round the html?  If only a wrapper then you could generate
that ''by hand'' so to speak in the erb file also, or in the
layout file.

Can anyone else help? I do not really know what I am talking about here.

Colin

2009/5/7 Todd Fox
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>
> Todd Fox wrote:
> > how would that work?
>
> we need the html in xml (html wrapped inside the xml) for another
> application read and then render that html.
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On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 9:28 AM, Todd Fox
<rails-mailing-list-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> we need the html in xml (html wrapped inside the xml) for another
> application read and then render that html.
Does the html need to be an attribute? Or can it just be within an
xml envelope?  IOW, do you control the consuming end of this?

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sorry more info on what it''s used for would help, the xml is being read
by google maps api so we can load html code inside the popup bubble.

so yeah we dont really control the consuming end :(
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Todd Fox wrote:
> sorry more info on what it''s used for would help, the xml is being
read
> by google maps api so we can load html code inside the popup bubble.
> 
> so yeah we dont really control the consuming end :(
It seems to me, then, that you have two good options.  Either use ERb 
and/or Builder to put the HTML in the XML DOM, or (if the HTML has to be 
a string) use a CDATA section.  Don''t make your life harder with all 
those &entities;.

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thanks Marnen and everyone, do you know of any examples or something i 
can have a look at to get my head around it?
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Todd Fox wrote:
> thanks Marnen and everyone, do you know of any examples or something i 
> can have a look at to get my head around it?
What''s to get your head around?  Just pretend your XML file is an HTML 
page, and proceed accordingly with your favorite template language (ERb, 
Builder, Haml, Markaby, whatever).  There''s no new concept involved.

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Way to be appreciative of someone trying to help you.  Good luck with
that.

On May 7, 9:50 pm, Marnen Laibow-Koser <rails-mailing-l...@andreas-
s.net> wrote:
> Todd Fox wrote:
> > thanks Marnen and everyone, do you know of any examples or something i
> > can have a look at to get my head around it?
>
> What''s to get your head around?  Just pretend your XML file is an
HTML
> page, and proceed accordingly with your favorite template language (ERb,
> Builder, Haml, Markaby, whatever).  There''s no new concept
involved.
>
> Best,
> --
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> mar...-sbuyVjPbboAdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org
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My bad MLK.

On May 8, 11:40 am, Osiris
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wrote:
> Way to be appreciative of someone trying to help you.  Good luck with
> that.
>
> On May 7, 9:50 pm, Marnen Laibow-Koser <rails-mailing-l...@andreas-
>
> s.net> wrote:
> > Todd Fox wrote:
> > > thanks Marnen and everyone, do you know of any examples or
something i
> > > can have a look at to get my head around it?
>
> > What''s to get your head around?  Just pretend your XML file
is an HTML
> > page, and proceed accordingly with your favorite template language
(ERb,
> > Builder, Haml, Markaby, whatever).  There''s no new concept
involved.
>
> > Best,
> > --
> > Marnen Laibow-Koserhttp://www.marnen.org
> > mar...-sbuyVjPbboAdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org
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what are you talking about hugh?! :|

thanks Marnen, we''ll try to render xml using an erb this week and let 
everyone know if we can do it and how :P
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