/**
 * Assorted helper methods for reading and writing chunks of XML
 */
class QgsXmlUtils
{
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#include <qgsxmlutils.h>
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  public:

    /* reading */

    static QgsUnitTypes::DistanceUnit readMapUnits( const QDomElement& element );
    static QgsRectangle readRectangle( const QDomElement& element );

    /* writing */

    static QDomElement writeMapUnits( QgsUnitTypes::DistanceUnit units, QDomDocument& doc );
    static QDomElement writeRectangle( const QgsRectangle& rect, QDomDocument& doc );
};