encoding/xml: add (*Encoder).Indent
Exposing this on the Encoder allows streaming generation of indented XML.
R=golang-dev, rogpeppe
CC=golang-dev
https://golang.org/cl/7221075
diff --git a/src/pkg/encoding/xml/marshal.go b/src/pkg/encoding/xml/marshal.go
index aacb50c..803805f 100644
--- a/src/pkg/encoding/xml/marshal.go
+++ b/src/pkg/encoding/xml/marshal.go
@@ -81,8 +81,7 @@
func MarshalIndent(v interface{}, prefix, indent string) ([]byte, error) {
var b bytes.Buffer
enc := NewEncoder(&b)
- enc.prefix = prefix
- enc.indent = indent
+ enc.Indent(prefix, indent)
if err := enc.Encode(v); err != nil {
return nil, err
}
@@ -99,6 +98,14 @@
return &Encoder{printer{Writer: bufio.NewWriter(w)}}
}
+// Indent sets the encoder to generate XML in which each element
+// begins on a new indented line that starts with prefix and is followed by
+// one or more copies of indent according to the nesting depth.
+func (enc *Encoder) Indent(prefix, indent string) {
+ enc.prefix = prefix
+ enc.indent = indent
+}
+
// Encode writes the XML encoding of v to the stream.
//
// See the documentation for Marshal for details about the conversion
