string (REXML::Functions)

    # File src/rexml/functions.rb, line 116
                    def Functions::string( object=nil )
                            #object = @context unless object
                            if object.instance_of? Array
                                    string( object[0] )
                            elsif defined? object.node_type
                                    if object.node_type == :attribute
                                            object.value
                                    elsif object.node_type == :element
                                            object.text
                                    else
                                            object.to_s
                                    end
                            else
                                    object.to_s
                            end
                    end