# File lib/xml/util/xmlcanonicalizer.rb, line 382
        def remove_whitespace(string)
          new_string = ""
          in_white = false
          string.each_byte{|b|
            #if (in_white && b == 32)

            #else

            if !(in_white && b == 32)
              new_string = new_string + b.chr()
            end
            if (b == 62) #>

              in_white = true
            end
            if (b == 60) #<

              in_white = false
            end
          }
          new_string
        end