Ruby: How to Read value from strings.xml files

Sample XML format

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<resources>

  <string name="september">September</string>

  <string name="shortdate">DD.MM.YYYY</string>


</resources>

Ruby code to read the XML

resources/string in below must be used to represent the parent child heirarchy

#require the gem and module required

require 'rexml/document'  



#Read language strings by default or else read specified file

# filename can be absolute path or relative path

# all_strings_hash will be return value which contains strings and values 




def read_xml(filename="xxx/filename.xml")


    doc = REXML::Document.new(File.new(filename))

    all_strings_hash={}

    doc.elements.each("resources/string") do |ele|

      all_strings_hash[ele.attributes["name"]]=ele.text

    end

    return all_strings_hash

end

Common Errors : uninitialized constant ReusableMethods::REXML (NameError)
/Users/tejasvi.manmatha/projects/meine.tui.ui-automation/features/common/support/reusable_methods.rb:106:in `read_xml'
/Users/tejasvi.manmatha/projects/meine.tui.ui-automation/features/common/support/reusable_methods.rb:36:in `get_localized_string'

Solution: put this line at beginning of ruby file require 'rexml/document'