# 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