Node dataNode = datum.getNode();
if (dataNode != null) {
StringWriter out = new StringWriter();
try {
Source input = new DOMSource(dataNode);
Result output = new StreamResult(out);
XFORMER.transform(input, output);
} catch (TransformerException te) {
org.apache.commons.logging.Log log = LogFactory.
getLog(SCXMLSerializer.class);
log.error(te.getMessage(), te);