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<h1>eric4.E4XML.XMLWriterBase</h1>
<p>
Module implementing a base class for all of eric4s XML writers.
</p>
<h3>Global Attributes</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>
<h3>Classes</h3>
<table>
<tr>
<td><a href="#XMLWriterBase">XMLWriterBase</a></td>
<td>Class implementing a base class for all of eric4s XML writers.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<h3>Functions</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>
<hr /><hr />
<a NAME="XMLWriterBase" ID="XMLWriterBase"></a>
<h2>XMLWriterBase</h2>
<p>
    Class implementing a base class for all of eric4s XML writers.
</p>
<h3>Derived from</h3>
object
<h3>Class Attributes</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>
<h3>Methods</h3>
<table>
<tr>
<td><a href="#XMLWriterBase.__init__">XMLWriterBase</a></td>
<td>Constructor</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#XMLWriterBase._write">_write</a></td>
<td>Protected method used to do the real write operation.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#XMLWriterBase._writeBasics">_writeBasics</a></td>
<td>Protected method to dump an object of a basic Python type.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#XMLWriterBase._write_bool">_write_bool</a></td>
<td>Protected method to dump a BooleanType object.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#XMLWriterBase._write_complex">_write_complex</a></td>
<td>Protected method to dump a ComplexType object.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#XMLWriterBase._write_dictionary">_write_dictionary</a></td>
<td>Protected method to dump a DictType object.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#XMLWriterBase._write_float">_write_float</a></td>
<td>Protected method to dump a FloatType object.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#XMLWriterBase._write_int">_write_int</a></td>
<td>Protected method to dump an IntType object.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#XMLWriterBase._write_list">_write_list</a></td>
<td>Protected method to dump a ListType object.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#XMLWriterBase._write_long">_write_long</a></td>
<td>Protected method to dump a LongType object.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#XMLWriterBase._write_none">_write_none</a></td>
<td>Protected method to dump a NoneType object.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#XMLWriterBase._write_string">_write_string</a></td>
<td>Protected method to dump a StringType object.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#XMLWriterBase._write_tuple">_write_tuple</a></td>
<td>Protected method to dump a TupleType object.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#XMLWriterBase._write_unicode">_write_unicode</a></td>
<td>Protected method to dump an UnicodeType object.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#XMLWriterBase._write_unimplemented">_write_unimplemented</a></td>
<td>Protected method to dump a type, that has no special method.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#XMLWriterBase.encodedNewLines">encodedNewLines</a></td>
<td>Public method to encode newlines and paragraph breaks.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#XMLWriterBase.escape">escape</a></td>
<td>Function to escape &, <, and > in a string of data.</td>
</tr><tr>
<td><a href="#XMLWriterBase.writeXML">writeXML</a></td>
<td>Public method to write the XML to the file.</td>
</tr>
</table>
<a NAME="XMLWriterBase.__init__" ID="XMLWriterBase.__init__"></a>
<h4>XMLWriterBase (Constructor)</h4>
<b>XMLWriterBase</b>(<i>file</i>)
<p>
        Constructor
</p><dl>
<dt><i>file</i></dt>
<dd>
open file (like) object for writing
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="XMLWriterBase._write" ID="XMLWriterBase._write"></a>
<h4>XMLWriterBase._write</h4>
<b>_write</b>(<i>s, newline = True</i>)
<p>
        Protected method used to do the real write operation.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>s</i></dt>
<dd>
string to be written to the XML file
</dd><dt><i>newline</i></dt>
<dd>
flag indicating a linebreak
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="XMLWriterBase._writeBasics" ID="XMLWriterBase._writeBasics"></a>
<h4>XMLWriterBase._writeBasics</h4>
<b>_writeBasics</b>(<i>pyobject, indent = 0</i>)
<p>
        Protected method to dump an object of a basic Python type.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>pyobject</i></dt>
<dd>
object to be dumped
</dd><dt><i>indent</i></dt>
<dd>
indentation level for prettier output (integer)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="XMLWriterBase._write_bool" ID="XMLWriterBase._write_bool"></a>
<h4>XMLWriterBase._write_bool</h4>
<b>_write_bool</b>(<i>value, indent</i>)
<p>
        Protected method to dump a BooleanType object.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>value</i></dt>
<dd>
value to be dumped (boolean)
</dd><dt><i>indent</i></dt>
<dd>
indentation level for prettier output (integer)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="XMLWriterBase._write_complex" ID="XMLWriterBase._write_complex"></a>
<h4>XMLWriterBase._write_complex</h4>
<b>_write_complex</b>(<i>value, indent</i>)
<p>
        Protected method to dump a ComplexType object.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>value</i></dt>
<dd>
value to be dumped (complex)
</dd><dt><i>indent</i></dt>
<dd>
indentation level for prettier output (integer)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="XMLWriterBase._write_dictionary" ID="XMLWriterBase._write_dictionary"></a>
<h4>XMLWriterBase._write_dictionary</h4>
<b>_write_dictionary</b>(<i>value, indent</i>)
<p>
        Protected method to dump a DictType object.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>value</i></dt>
<dd>
value to be dumped (dictionary)
</dd><dt><i>indent</i></dt>
<dd>
indentation level for prettier output (integer)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="XMLWriterBase._write_float" ID="XMLWriterBase._write_float"></a>
<h4>XMLWriterBase._write_float</h4>
<b>_write_float</b>(<i>value, indent</i>)
<p>
        Protected method to dump a FloatType object.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>value</i></dt>
<dd>
value to be dumped (float)
</dd><dt><i>indent</i></dt>
<dd>
indentation level for prettier output (integer)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="XMLWriterBase._write_int" ID="XMLWriterBase._write_int"></a>
<h4>XMLWriterBase._write_int</h4>
<b>_write_int</b>(<i>value, indent</i>)
<p>
        Protected method to dump an IntType object.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>value</i></dt>
<dd>
value to be dumped (integer)
</dd><dt><i>indent</i></dt>
<dd>
indentation level for prettier output (integer)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="XMLWriterBase._write_list" ID="XMLWriterBase._write_list"></a>
<h4>XMLWriterBase._write_list</h4>
<b>_write_list</b>(<i>value, indent</i>)
<p>
        Protected method to dump a ListType object.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>value</i></dt>
<dd>
value to be dumped (list)
</dd><dt><i>indent</i></dt>
<dd>
indentation level for prettier output (integer)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="XMLWriterBase._write_long" ID="XMLWriterBase._write_long"></a>
<h4>XMLWriterBase._write_long</h4>
<b>_write_long</b>(<i>value, indent</i>)
<p>
        Protected method to dump a LongType object.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>value</i></dt>
<dd>
value to be dumped (long)
</dd><dt><i>indent</i></dt>
<dd>
indentation level for prettier output (integer)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="XMLWriterBase._write_none" ID="XMLWriterBase._write_none"></a>
<h4>XMLWriterBase._write_none</h4>
<b>_write_none</b>(<i>value, indent</i>)
<p>
        Protected method to dump a NoneType object.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>value</i></dt>
<dd>
value to be dumped (None) (ignored)
</dd><dt><i>indent</i></dt>
<dd>
indentation level for prettier output (integer)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="XMLWriterBase._write_string" ID="XMLWriterBase._write_string"></a>
<h4>XMLWriterBase._write_string</h4>
<b>_write_string</b>(<i>value, indent</i>)
<p>
        Protected method to dump a StringType object.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>value</i></dt>
<dd>
value to be dumped (string)
</dd><dt><i>indent</i></dt>
<dd>
indentation level for prettier output (integer)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="XMLWriterBase._write_tuple" ID="XMLWriterBase._write_tuple"></a>
<h4>XMLWriterBase._write_tuple</h4>
<b>_write_tuple</b>(<i>value, indent</i>)
<p>
        Protected method to dump a TupleType object.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>value</i></dt>
<dd>
value to be dumped (tuple)
</dd><dt><i>indent</i></dt>
<dd>
indentation level for prettier output (integer)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="XMLWriterBase._write_unicode" ID="XMLWriterBase._write_unicode"></a>
<h4>XMLWriterBase._write_unicode</h4>
<b>_write_unicode</b>(<i>value, indent</i>)
<p>
        Protected method to dump an UnicodeType object.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>value</i></dt>
<dd>
value to be dumped (unicode)
</dd><dt><i>indent</i></dt>
<dd>
indentation level for prettier output (integer)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="XMLWriterBase._write_unimplemented" ID="XMLWriterBase._write_unimplemented"></a>
<h4>XMLWriterBase._write_unimplemented</h4>
<b>_write_unimplemented</b>(<i>value, indent</i>)
<p>
        Protected method to dump a type, that has no special method.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>value</i></dt>
<dd>
value to be dumped (any pickleable object)
</dd><dt><i>indent</i></dt>
<dd>
indentation level for prettier output (integer)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="XMLWriterBase.encodedNewLines" ID="XMLWriterBase.encodedNewLines"></a>
<h4>XMLWriterBase.encodedNewLines</h4>
<b>encodedNewLines</b>(<i>text</i>)
<p>
        Public method to encode newlines and paragraph breaks.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>text</i></dt>
<dd>
text to encode (string or QString)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="XMLWriterBase.escape" ID="XMLWriterBase.escape"></a>
<h4>XMLWriterBase.escape</h4>
<b>escape</b>(<i>data, attribute=False</i>)
<p>
        Function to escape &, <, and > in a string of data.
</p><dl>
<dt><i>data</i></dt>
<dd>
data to be escaped (string)
</dd><dt><i>attribute</i></dt>
<dd>
flag indicating escaping is done for an attribute
</dd>
</dl><dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
the escaped data (string)
</dd>
</dl><a NAME="XMLWriterBase.writeXML" ID="XMLWriterBase.writeXML"></a>
<h4>XMLWriterBase.writeXML</h4>
<b>writeXML</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
        Public method to write the XML to the file.
</p>
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