# File rexml/element.rb, line 1002
    def write_children( writer, indent )
      cr = (indent < 0) ? "" : "\n"
      #if size == 1 and @children[0].kind_of?(Text)
      #	self[0].write( writer, -1 )
      if indent == -1
	each { |child| child.write( writer, indent ) }
      else
	next_indent = indent+2
	each { |child|
	  writer << cr
	  child.write( writer, next_indent )
	}
	writer << cr
	indent( writer, indent )
      end
    end