@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@
 	OFMutableArray *attributes;
 	OFMutableDictionary *namespaces;
 	OFMutableArray *children;
 	OFString *characters;
 	OFString *CDATA;
-	OFMutableString *comment;
+	OFString *comment;
 }
 
 #ifdef OF_HAVE_PROPERTIES
 @property (readonly, copy) OFString *name;
 @property (readonly, copy, getter=namespace) OFString *ns;
@@ -105,10 +105,17 @@
  * \param comment The comment the element represents
  * \return A new autoreleased OFXMLElement consisting of the specified comment
  */
 + elementWithComment: (OFString*)comment;
 
+/**
+ * \param element An OFXMLElement to initialize the OFXMLElement with
+ * \return A new autoreleased OFXMLElement with the contents of the specified
+ *	   element
+ */
++ elementWithElement: (OFXMLElement*)element;
+
 /**
  * Parses the string and returns an OFXMLElement for it.
  *
  * \param string The string to parse
  * \return A new autoreleased OFXMLElement with the contents of the string
@@ -187,10 +194,20 @@
  * \param comment The comment the element represents
  * \return An initialized OFXMLElement consisting of the specified comment
  */
 - initWithComment: (OFString*)comment;
 
+/**
+ * Initializes an already allocated OFXMLElement with the specified
+ * OFXMLElement.
+ *
+ * \param element An OFXMLElement to initialize the OFXMLElement with
+ * \return A new autoreleased OFXMLElement with the contents of the specified
+ *	   element
+ */
+- initWithElement: (OFXMLElement*)element;
+
 /**
  * Parses the string and initializes an already allocated OFXMLElement with it.
  *
  * \param string The string to parse
  * \return An initialized OFXMLElement with the contents of the string