Method Encode

encode.go:25–52

Encode writes the property list encoding of v to the stream.

(v interface{})

// Encode writes the property list encoding of v to the stream.
func (p *Encoder) Encode(v interface{}) (err error) {
	defer func() {
		if r := recover(); r != nil {
			if _, ok := r.(runtime.Error); ok {
				panic(r)
			}
			err = r.(error)
		}
	}()

	pval := p.marshal(reflect.ValueOf(v))
	if pval == nil {
		panic(errors.New("plist: no root element to encode"))
	}

	var g generator
	switch p.format {
	case XMLFormat:
		g = newXMLPlistGenerator(p.writer)
	case BinaryFormat, AutomaticFormat:
		g = newBplistGenerator(p.writer)
	case OpenStepFormat, GNUStepFormat:
		g = newTextPlistGenerator(p.writer, p.format)
	}
	g.Indent(p.indent)
	g.generateDocument(pval)
	return
}

// Indent turns on pretty-printing for the XML and Text property list formats.
// Each element begins on a new line and is preceded by one or more copies of indent according to its nesting depth.