 	//  Class Methods
 	//
 	//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
+    /**
+     * @private
+     */
     static internal function encodeDate(rawDate:Date, dateType:String):String
     {
         var s:String = new String();

import mx.utils.ObjectUtil;

/**
 * The SimpleXMLEncoder class take ActionScript Objects and encodes them to XML.  Use default 
 * serialization.
 */
public class SimpleXMLEncoder
{

	//--------------------------------------------------------------------------

    /**
     * Encodes an ActionScript object to XML using default serialization.
     * 
     * @param obj The ActionScript object to encode.
     * 
     * @param qname The qualified name of the child node.
     * 
     * @param parentNode An XMLNode under which to put the encoded
     * value.
     */
    public function encodeValue(obj:Object, qname:QName, parentNode:XMLNode):XMLNode
    {
