# encoding: UTF-8

# To make testing/debugging easier, test within this source tree versus an installed gem

#dir = File.dirname(__FILE__)
#root = File.expand_path(File.join(dir, '..'))
#lib = File.expand_path(File.join(root, 'lib'))
#ext = File.expand_path(File.join(root, 'ext', 'libxml'))

#$LOAD_PATH << lib
#$LOAD_PATH << ext

#require 'xml'


def remove_header_declaration( xml )
  if xml.strip.start_with?( '<?xml')
    i = xml.index( '?>', 3 )
    xml[ i+2, xml.length-i ]
  else
    xml 
  end
end