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How do you serialize an OMElement to XML string?
The simplest approach is calling toString() on the element, which internally serializes it to a String - convenient for logging or quick debugging, though not the most efficient option for production code paths.
String xml = element.toString(); // or, writing to a specific destination: StringWriter writer = new StringWriter(); XMLStreamWriter xsw = XMLOutputFactory.newInstance().createXMLStreamWriter(writer); element.serialize(xsw); xsw.flush(); String xml2 = writer.toString();
Using serialize(writer) explicitly, rather than toString(), gives you control over the destination and output format (via an OMOutputFormat, for things like charset or MTOM optimization) and, importantly, ensures the tree remains built and navigable afterward.
For a one-shot, write-once scenario where you don't need the tree again afterward, serializeAndConsume() is generally the more efficient choice, since it streams directly from the underlying parser without retaining the built nodes.
The simplest way to get an element's XML as a String is:
For a one-shot serialization where the tree won't be reused afterward, it's generally more efficient to use:
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