*/
public String getPropertyAsString() {
StringBuffer text = new StringBuffer();
DOMBuilder builder = new DOMBuilder();
XMLOutputter outputter = new XMLOutputter( Format.getPrettyFormat() );
org.jdom.Element e = builder.build( element );
List children = e.getChildren();
if ( children.size() > 0 ) {
text.append( outputter.outputString( children ) );
}
text.append( e.getTextTrim() );