# File /home/ser/Work/rexml/rexml/element.rb, line 657
  def add element=nil
			rv = nil
			if element.nil?
				Element.new "", self, @element.context
			elsif not element.kind_of?(Element)
				Element.new element, self, @element.context
			else
				@element << element
				element.context = @element.context
				element
			end
		end