class XmlElement(object):
    def __init__(self, typeName, content = None, attributes = None):
        if content == None:
            content = []
        if attributes == None:
            attributes = {}
        self.content = content
        self.attributes = attributes
        self.elementName = typeName

    def attributesAsXML(self):
        result = ""

        for a in self.attributes:
            result = result + " %s=\"%s\"" % (a, self.attributes[a])

        return result

    def asXML(self):
        result = "<%s" % self.elementName
        if self.attributes:
            result = result + self.attributesAsXML()

        if not self.content:
            return result + "/>"
        else:
            result = result + ">"
            for c in self.contents:
                result = result + c.asXML()
            return result + "</%s>" % (self.elementName)