case Node.ELEMENT_NODE:
            appendElement((Element) node, buf);
            break;
        case Node.TEXT_NODE:
            appendText((Text) node, buf);
            break;
        case Node.CDATA_SECTION_NODE:
            appendCDATASection((CDATASection) node, buf);
            break;
        case Node.ENTITY_REFERENCE_NODE:
            appendEntityReference((EntityReference) node, buf);
            break;