# File lib/rgen/serializer/xmi11_serializer.rb, line 57
  def writeElement(element)
    tag = @namespacePrefix + element.class.ecore.name
    attrs = attributeValues(element)
    startTag(tag, attrs)
    containmentReferences(element).each do |r|
      roletag = @namespacePrefix + r.eContainingClass.name + "." + r.name
      targets = element.getGeneric(r.name)
      targets = [ targets ] unless targets.is_a?(Array)
      targets.compact!
      next if targets.empty?
      startTag(roletag)
      targets.each do |t|
        if xmiLevel(t) == :content
          @contentLevelElements << t
        else
          writeElement(t)
        end
      end
      endTag(roletag)
    end
    endTag(tag)
  end