1 files changed, 3 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/xmlreader.js b/lib/xmlreader.js
index 67dda38..3efad63 100644
--- a/lib/xmlreader.js
+++ b/lib/xmlreader.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ var sax = require("sax");
 var _ = require("underscore");
 
 exports.read = read;
+exports.Element = Element;
 
 function read(xmlString) {
     var parser = sax.parser(true, {xmlns: true, position: false});
@@ -61,11 +62,11 @@ function mapValues(input, mapper, context) {
     }, {}, context);
 }
 
-function Element(name, attributes) {
+function Element(name, attributes, children) {
     this.type = "element";
     this.name = name;
     this.attributes = attributes;
-    this.children = [];
+    this.children = children || [];
 }
 
 Element.prototype.first = function(name) {