/**
  * This method returns a Document from the contents of the XML file as contained in the String
  * xmlFile, with no restriction as to the root element.
  */
 public Document loadXMLFile(String xmlFile) {
   if (!StringUtil.blank(xmlFile)) {
     Document CipresDoc = XMLUtil.getDocumentFromString(xmlFile);
     return CipresDoc;
   }
   return null;
 }