XML literals

// scala code
object Example1 {
  val x = <a> This is some xml.<b/></a>
  val x1 = <a>{"hello" + " world"}</a>
  val x2 = (<a>{
    "hello  world".split("""\s+""").mkString("*")
    }}</a>)
  val yearMade = 1996
  val x3 = <a> { if(yearMade < 2000) <old>{yearMade}</old> else <new>{yearMade}</new> } </a>

  abstract class CCTherm {
    val description: String
    val yearMade: Int
    val dateObtained: String
    val bookPrice: Int
    val purchasePrice: Int
    val condition: Int
    override def toString = description
    def toXML = <cctherm> <description>{description}</description> <yearMade>{yearMade}</yearMade> <dateObtained>{dateObtained}</dateObtained> <bookPrice>{bookPrice}</bookPrice> <purchasePrice>{purchasePrice}</purchasePrice> <condition>{condition}</condition> </cctherm>
  }

  val therm = new CCTherm {
    override val condition: Int = 10
    override val description: String = "Nice book"
    override val bookPrice: Int = 13
    override val purchasePrice: Int = 2341
    override val yearMade: Int = 1953
    override val dateObtained: String = "March 14, 2006"
  }
  therm.toXML

  val x4 = <a>{{{{Brace yourself}}}}</a>
  val x5 = <a>input ----&gt; output</a>
  x5.text
}