# File lib/xml/dom2/dombuilder.rb, line 124
      def startElement(name, data)
        text
        if !name.index(NSSEP)
          qname = name
          uri = nil
        else
          uri, localname, prefix = name.split(NSSEP)
          if prefix.nil?
            qname = localname
          else
            qname = prefix + ':' + localname
          end
        end
        elem = @document.createElementNS(uri, qname)

        @nsdecl.each do |nsdecl|
          elem.setAttributeNode(nsdecl)
        end
        @nsdecl = []

        attr = {}
        specified = getSpecifiedAttributes
        ## not implemented
        ## elem.idAttribute = getIdAttribute

        data.each do |key, value|
          if !key.index(NSSEP)
            qname = key
            uri = nil
          else
            uri, localname, prefix = key.split(NSSEP)
            if prefix.nil?
              qname = localname
            else
              qname = prefix + ':' + localname
            end
          end
          attr = @document.createAttributeNS(uri, qname)
          attr.appendChild(@document.createTextNode(value))
##          attr.specified = specified[key]
          attr.specified = specified.include?(key)
          elem.setAttributeNode(attr)
        end

        @current.appendChild(elem)
        @current = elem
      end