protected void processHttpResponse(final Element httpResponse, final Map<SerializationProperty, String> serializationProperties, final HttpResponse response) throws RestXqServiceException {
//get the status code (if present)
final String strStatus = httpResponse.getAttribute(STATUS_ATTR_NAME);
HttpStatus httpStatus = null;
if(strStatus != null && !strStatus.isEmpty()) {
final int status = Integer.parseInt(strStatus);
try {
httpStatus = HttpStatus.fromStatus(status);
} catch(final IllegalArgumentException iae) {