@@ -566,10 +566,26 @@
 
 - (OFString*)description
 {
 	return [self XMLString];
 }
+
+- (OFString*)stringBySerializing
+{
+	OFAutoreleasePool *pool = [[OFAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
+	OFString *ret = [[OFString alloc]
+	    initWithFormat: @"(class=OFXMLElement)<%@>",
+			    [[self XMLString] stringBySerializing]];
+
+	@try {
+		[pool release];
+	} @finally {
+		[ret autorelease];
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
 
 - (void)addAttribute: (OFXMLAttribute*)attribute
 {
 	if (name == nil)
 		@throw [OFInvalidArgumentException newWithClass: isa