} else  {
            current.appendChild(document.importNode(node, true))
        }
    }

    def appendChildren(Iterable<? extends Node> nodes) {
        nodes.each { appendChild(it) }
    }

    def appendChildren(NodeList nodes) {
        nodes.each { appendChild(it) }
    }

    def text(String text) {
        current.appendChild(document.createTextNode(text))
    }

        final String tag = element.getTagName();
        buf.append('<');
        buf.append(tag);
        appendAttrs(element.getAttributes(), buf);
        buf.append('>');
        appendChildren(element.getChildNodes(), buf);
        buf.append("</");
        buf.append(tag);
        buf.append('>');
    }

    /**
     * Appends the string representation of a {@link NodeList}.
     *