def __init__(self, elementName):
        """
        initializes the object
        @type  elementName: string 
        @param elementName:  name of the element (used for the xml tag) 
        """
        self._elementName=elementName
        self._attributes={}  #key value
        self._textContent=""
        self._subElements=[]
def __init__ ( self , elementName ) : self . _elementName = elementName self . _attributes = { } self . _textContent = "" self . _subElements = [ ]
initializes the object
        @type  elementName: string 
        @param elementName:  name of the element (used for the xml tag)