# File lib/rgen/serializer/xml_serializer.rb, line 20
  def startTag(tag, attributes={})
    @textContent = false
    handleLastStartTag(false, true)
    if attributes.is_a?(Hash)
      attrString = attributes.keys.collect{|k| "#{k}=\"#{attributes[k]}\""}.join(" ")
    else
      attrString = attributes.collect{|pair| "#{pair[0]}=\"#{pair[1]}\""}.join(" ")
    end
    @lastStartTag = " "*@indent*INDENT_SPACE + "<#{tag} "+attrString
    @indent += 1
  end