# File lib/xml/util/xmlcanonicalizer.rb, line 97
        def initialize(with_comments, excl_c14n)
          @with_comments = with_comments
          @exclusive = excl_c14n
          @res = ""
          @state = BEFORE_DOC_ELEMENT
          @xnl = Array.new()
          @prevVisibleNamespacesStart = 0
          @prevVisibleNamespacesEnd = 0
          @visibleNamespaces = Array.new()
                         @inclusive_namespaces = Array.new()
          @prefix_list = nil
                         @rendered_prefixes = Array.new()
        end