write (REXML::Element)

    # File rexml/element.rb, line 573
      def write(writer, indent=-1, transitive=false)
    			#print "ID:#{indent}"
    			writer << "<#@expanded_name"

    			@attributes.each_attribute do |attr|
    				writer << " "
    				attr.write( writer, indent )
    			end unless @attributes.empty?

    			if @children.empty?
    				writer << "/"
    			else
    				if transitive and indent>-1 and !@children[0].kind_of? Text
    					writer << "\n"
    					indent writer, indent+2
    				end
    				writer << ">"
    				write_children writer, indent, transitive
    				writer << "</#{expanded_name}"
    			end
    			if transitive and indent>-1
    				writer << "\n"
    				indent -= 2 if next_sibling.nil?
    				indent writer, indent
    			end
    			writer << ">"
    		end