* @return <code>true</code> if the XInclude state was successfully set.
     */
    public static boolean setXIncludeAware(final SAXParserFactory spf, final boolean state) {
        assertArgumentNotNull("spf", spf);

        try {
            spf.setXIncludeAware(state);
            return true;
        } catch (final RuntimeException e) {
            return false;
        }
    }