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+//TODO INCOMPLETE
+/*
+ * @author: ucla-cs
+ * 
+ * Encodes CCN object into xml
+ */
+
+var Stream = require('stream').Stream;
+var TextXMLCodec = require('TextXMLCodec').TextXMLCodec;
+
+
+
+
+var TextXMLEncoder  = function TextXMLEncoder(){
+
+
+	this.ostream = new String();
+};
+
+exports.TextXMLEncoder = TextXMLEncoder;
+
+TextXMLEncoder.prototype.beginEncoding = function(/*OutputStream*/ ostream){
+		if (null == ostream)
+			throw new IllegalArgumentException("TextXMLEncoder: output stream cannot be null!");
+		
+		
+		/*Start by encoing the begining*/
+		//this.IStream = ostream;
+		this.ostream.write('<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>');
+};
+
+TextXMLEncoder.prototype.endEncoding =function() {
+	this.IStream.end();
+}
+
+
+TextXMLEncoder.prorotype.writeStartElement(/*String*/ tag, /*TreeMap<String, String>*/ attributes) {
+		
+	
+		this.ostream.write('<'+tab);
+
+		if (null != attributes) {
+			
+			for(var i=0; i<attributes.length;i++){
+				this.ostream.write(' '+attributes[i].key +'='+attributes[i].value);
+			}
+		
+			// keySet of a TreeMap is ordered
+		}
+		this.ostream.write('>');
+};
+
+TextXMLEncoder.prototype.writeUString = function(/*String*/ utf8Content) {
+
+		this.ostream.write(utf8Content);
+
+};
+
+
+TextXMLEncoder.prototype.writeBlob =  function(/*byte []*/ binaryContent, /*int*/ offset, /*int*/ length) {
+
+		this.ostream.write(TextXMLCodec.encodeBinaryElement(binaryContent, offset, length));
+
+};
+
+TextXMLEncoder.prototype.writeElement = function(/*String*/ tag, /*byte[]*/ binaryContent,
+			/*TreeMap<String, String>*/ attributes)  {
+		
+		/*if (null == attributes) {
+		
+			attributes = new TreeMap<String,String>();
+		}*/
+		if (!attributes.containsKey(TextXMLCodec.BINARY_ATTRIBUTE)) {
+			attributes.put(TextXMLCodec.BINARY_ATTRIBUTE, TextXMLCodec.BINARY_ATTRIBUTE_VALUE);
+		}
+		super.writeElement(tag, binaryContent, attributes);
+}
+
+
+TextXMLEncoder.prototype.writeEndElement(tag) {
+
+		this.ostream.write('<'+tab+'>');
+
+	};
+
+	
+//returns number long
+stringToTag = function(/*String*/ tagName) {
+
+	if (null == tagName) {
+		return null;
+	}
+	Long tagVal = null;
+	if (null != _dictionaryStack) {
+		for (/*XMLDictionary*/ dictionary in _dictionaryStack) {
+			tagVal = dictionary.stringToTag(tagName);
+			if (null != tagVal) {
+				return tagVal;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	if (XMLDictionaryStack.isUnknownTag(tagName)) {
+		return XMLDictionaryStack.decodeUnknownTag(tagName);
+	}
+	return null;
+};
+