class REXMLUtilityNode

def initialize(name, attributes = {})
  @name         = name.tr("-", "_")
  # leave the type alone if we don't know what it is
  @type         = self.class.available_typecasts.include?(attributes["type"]) ? attributes.delete("type") : attributes["type"]
  @nil_element  = attributes.delete("nil") == "true"
  @attributes   = undasherize_keys(attributes)
  @children     = []
  @text         = false
end