# File rexml/element.rb, line 831
    def write(writer, indent=-1)
      indent writer, indent
      writer << "<#@expanded_name"

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

      if @children.empty?
	writer << "/" 
      else
	writer << ">"
	write_children writer, indent
	writer << "</#{expanded_name}"
      end
      writer << ">"
    end