Index: src/OFXMLElement.h
==================================================================
--- src/OFXMLElement.h
+++ src/OFXMLElement.h
@@ -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

Index: src/OFXMLElement.m
==================================================================
--- src/OFXMLElement.m
+++ src/OFXMLElement.m
@@ -96,10 +96,15 @@
 
 + elementWithComment: (OFString*)comment
 {
 	return [[[self alloc] initWithComment: comment] autorelease];
 }
+
++ elementWithElement: (OFXMLElement*)element
+{
+	return [[[self alloc] initWithElement: element] autorelease];
+}
 
 + elementWithXMLString: (OFString*)string
 {
 	return [[[self alloc] initWithXMLString: string] autorelease];
 }
@@ -202,10 +207,32 @@
 		comment = [comment_ copy];
 	} @catch (id e) {
 		[self release];
 		@throw e;
 	}
+
+	return self;
+}
+
+- initWithElement: (OFXMLElement*)element
+{
+	self = [super init];
+
+	@try {
+		name = [element->name copy];
+		ns = [element->ns copy];
+		defaultNamespace = [element->defaultNamespace copy];
+		attributes = [element->attributes mutableCopy];
+		namespaces = [element->namespaces mutableCopy];
+		children = [element->children mutableCopy];
+		characters = [element->characters copy];
+		CDATA = [element->CDATA copy];
+		comment = [element->comment copy];
+	} @catch (id e) {
+		[self release];
+		@throw e;
+	}
 
 	return self;
 }
 
 - initWithXMLString: (OFString*)string