XMLSerialize ignores first element

Hey, I have a simple utility funct开发者_运维问答ion:

    public static String xmlToJson() {
        String xml = "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?><account id=\"DEV55419669\"></account>";
        XMLSerializer serializer = new XMLSerializer()
        String result = serializer.read(xml).toString();
        return result;
    }

The result is:

{"@id":"DEV55419669"}

Any ideas why the XMLSerializer "drops" the first element?

p.s. - XMLSerializer is net.sf.json.xml.XMLSerializer.

Thanks, Udi

What first element?

If you're refering to the part starting with <?xml, then the reason is simple:

It's not an XML element, but the header (formally it's called the XML declaration and is part of the prolog)