The XML datatype supports writing XML to Strings, output streams or writers.

Writing to a String:

import static org.camunda.spin.Spin.XML;

SpinXmlTreeElement element = XML("<root id=\"test\"/>");

String xml = element.toString();


String value = element.attr("id").toString();

Writing to an Output Stream:

import static org.camunda.spin.Spin.XML;

SpinXmlTreeElement element = XML("<root id=\"test\"/>");

OutputStream ouputStream = element.toStream();

// write element again to stream
element.writeToStream(outputStream);


SpinXmlTreeAttribute attr = element.attr("id");
ouputStream = attr.toStream();

// write attribute value again to stream
attr.writeToStream(outputStream);

Write to Writer

import static org.camunda.spin.Spin.XML;

SpinXmlTreeElement element = XML("<root id=\"test\"/>");

StringWriter writer = element.writeToWriter(new StringWriter());


SpinXmlTreeAttribute attr = element.attr("id");

writer = attr.writeToWriter(writer);