/**
  * 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;
 }
 public CIPResCommunicator(MesquiteModule mb, String xmlPrefsString, String[] outputFilePaths) {
   if (xmlPrefsString != null) XMLUtil.readXMLPreferences(mb, this, xmlPrefsString);
   this.outputFilePaths = outputFilePaths;
   ownerModule = mb;
 }