function append($el, $text) {
		if (!$el) {
			return;
		}
		if ( $this->current_namespace )
		{
			if ( $this->initem ) {
				$this->concat(
					$this->current_item[ $this->current_namespace ][ $el ], $text);
			}
			elseif ($this->inchannel) {
				$this->concat(
					$this->channel[ $this->current_namespace][ $el ], $text );
			}
			elseif ($this->intextinput) {
				$this->concat(
					$this->textinput[ $this->current_namespace][ $el ], $text );
			}
			elseif ($this->inimage) {
				$this->concat(
					$this->image[ $this->current_namespace ][ $el ], $text );
			}
		}
		else {
			if ( $this->initem ) {
				$this->concat(
					$this->current_item[ $el ], $text);
			}
			elseif ($this->intextinput) {
				$this->concat(
					$this->textinput[ $el ], $text );
			}
			elseif ($this->inimage) {
				$this->concat(
					$this->image[ $el ], $text );
			}
			elseif ($this->inchannel) {
				$this->concat(
					$this->channel[ $el ], $text );
			}

		}
	}