new

# File lib/rexml/light/node.rb, line 21
      def initialize node=nil
        @node = node
        if node.kind_of? String
          node = [ :text, node ]
        elsif node.nil?
          node = [ :document, nil, nil ]
        elsif node[0] == :start_element
          node[0] = :element
        elsif node[0] == :start_doctype
          node[0] = :doctype
        elsif node[0] == :start_document
          node[0] = :document
        end
      end