2 files changed, 40 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/suds/sax/document.py b/suds/sax/document.py
index c7129cb..5a004eb 100644
--- a/suds/sax/document.py
+++ b/suds/sax/document.py
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ log = getLogger(__name__)
 
 class Document(Element):
     """ simple document """
+    
+    DECL = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>'
 
     def __init__(self, root=None):
         Element.__init__(self, 'document')
@@ -34,18 +36,26 @@ class Document(Element):
             self.append(root)
         
     def root(self):
-        if len(self.children) > 0:
+        if len(self.children):
             return self.children[0]
         else:
             return None
         
+    def str(self):
+        s = []
+        s.append(self.DECL)
+        s.append('\n')
+        s.append(self.root().str())
+        return ''.join(s)
+    
+    def plain(self):
+        s = []
+        s.append(self.DECL)
+        s.append(self.root().plain())
+        return ''.join(s)
+
     def __str__(self):
         return unicode(self).encode('utf-8')
     
     def __unicode__(self):
-        result = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>'
-        root = self.root()
-        if root is not None:
-            result += '\n'
-            result += root.str()
-        return unicode(result)
+        return self.str()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/suds/sax/element.py b/suds/sax/element.py
index 0a015f1..9dec1f9 100644
--- a/suds/sax/element.py
+++ b/suds/sax/element.py
@@ -767,6 +767,29 @@ class Element:
         result.append('</%s>' % self.qname())
         result = ''.join(result)
         return result
+    
+    def plain(self):
+        """
+        Get a string representation of this XML fragment.
+        @return: A I{plain} string.
+        @rtype: basestring
+        """
+        result = []
+        result.append('<%s' % self.qname())
+        result.append(self.nsdeclarations())
+        for a in [unicode(a) for a in self.attributes]:
+            result.append(' %s' % a)
+        if self.isempty():
+            result.append('/>')
+            return ''.join(result)
+        result.append('>')
+        if self.hasText():
+            result.append(self.text.escape())
+        for c in self.children:
+            result.append(c.plain())
+        result.append('</%s>' % self.qname())
+        result = ''.join(result)
+        return result
 
     def nsdeclarations(self):
         """