# File temp/element.rb, line 297
                def add_element element, attrs=nil
      raise "First argument must be either an element name, or an Element object" if element.nil?
                        el = @elements.add(element)
                        if attrs.kind_of? Hash
                                attrs.each do |key, value|
                                        el.attributes[key]=value if key =~ /^xmlns:/
                                end
                                attrs.each do |key, value|
                                        el.attributes[key]=value if key !~ /^xmlns:/
                                end
                        end
                        el
                end