# File lib/cfpropertylist/rbNokogiriParser.rb, line 30
    def to_str(opts={})
      doc = Nokogiri::XML::Document.new
      @doc = doc

      doc.root = doc.create_element 'plist', :version => '1.0'
      doc.encoding = 'UTF-8'

      doc.root << opts[:root].to_xml(self)

      # ugly hack, but there's no other possibility I know
      s_opts = Nokogiri::XML::Node::SaveOptions::AS_XML
      s_opts |= Nokogiri::XML::Node::SaveOptions::FORMAT if opts[:formatted]

      str = doc.serialize(:save_with => s_opts)
      str1 = String.new
      first = false
      str.each_line do |line|
        str1 << line
        unless(first) then
          str1 << "<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC \"-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN\" \"http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd\">\n" if line =~ /^\s*<\?xml/
        end

        first = true
      end

      str1.force_encoding('UTF-8') if str1.respond_to?(:force_encoding)
      return str1
    end