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+#ifndef XML_STRING_WRITER
+#define XML_STRING_WRITER
+
+#include "xmlnode.h"
+#include "xmlwriter.h"
+
+/**
+ * Implements xml writing in the XML standard format.  Also allows you to
+ * break that format and auto-indent your exported xml data for ease of
+ * reading.  The auto-indenting will only be applied to sections that
+ * have no content of their own already.  This means that except for
+ * whitespace all of your data will be preserved perfectly.
+ * You can create an XmlWriter object around a file, or access the static
+ * write function directly and just hand it a filename and a root XmlNode.
+ * When using an XmlWriter object the interface is identicle to that of
+ * the XmlDocument class, so reference that class for API info.  However
+ * when the initial (or root) node is closed, and the document is finished
+ * the file will be created and written to automatically.  The user can
+ * check to see if this is actually true by calling the isFinished
+ * function in the XmlDocument class.
+ *@author Mike Buland
+ */
+class XmlStringWriter : public XmlWriter
+{
+public:
+        /**
+         * Construct a string writer using an internal string buffer.
+         *@param sIndent Optional indent to add to each line.
+         */
+        XmlStringWriter( const char *sIndent=NULL );
+
+        /**
+         * Destroy the string writer and the internal string.
+         */
+        ~XmlStringWriter();
+
+        /**
+         * Get the string that was built.  This is only valid after the document has
+         * been completed, so check isCompleted or be sure your addNode and
+         * closeNode calls match up.
+         *@returns A reference to the internal string object.
+         */
+        std::string &getString();
+
+private:
+        void writeString( const char *sString );
+        std::string sXml;       /**< The string object we "write" to. */
+};
+
+#endif