# File lib/xtemplate/xml.rb, line 353
    def initialize(text)
      @hash = nil
      case text
      when XNode
        @node = text
      when Hash,Array
        @node = XNode.new()
        value_to_xml(text, @node)
      else
        @node = parse(text)
        @node.prepare(nil, {:@type => true, :include => true, :template => true})
      end
    end