code: @Override
  	public Document readXML() {
  		final String xmlString = readString();
  		Document doc = null;
  		try {
  			doc = XMLUtils.stringToDoc(xmlString);
  		} catch (IOException ioex) {
  			log.error("IOException converting xml to dom", ioex);
  		}
  		storeReference(doc);
  		return doc;
  	}
docs: Reads XML
  
  @return String XML as string