lib/ox/document.rb in ox-1.8.3 vs lib/ox/document.rb in ox-1.8.4

@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
       @attributes[:standalone] = prolog[:standalone] unless prolog[:standalone].nil?
     end
     
     # Returns the first Element in the document.
     def root()
-      unless @nodes.nil?
+      unless !instance_variable_defined?(:@nodes) || @nodes.nil?
         @nodes.each do |n|
           return n if n.is_a?(::Ox::Element)
         end
       end
       nil