diff --git a/tinyxml2.cpp b/tinyxml2.cpp
index e923c48..aa3788f 100644
--- a/tinyxml2.cpp
+++ b/tinyxml2.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <ctype.h>
 
 using namespace tinyxml2;
 
@@ -23,14 +24,49 @@ using namespace tinyxml2;
 }
 
 
+const char* XMLNode::SkipWhiteSpace( const char* p )
+{
+	while( isspace( *p ) ) {
+		++p;
+	}
+	return p;
+}
+
+
 XMLDocument::XMLDocument() : 
 	charBuffer( 0 )
 {
 }
 
 
-bool XMLDocument::Parse( const char* str ) 
+bool XMLDocument::Parse( const char* p ) 
 {
+	XMLNode* returnNode = 0;
+
+	p = XMLNode::SkipWhiteSpace( p );
+	if( !p || !*p || *p != '<' )
+	{
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	// What is this thing? 
+	// - Elements start with a letter or underscore, but xml is reserved.
+	// - Comments: <!--
+	// - Decleration: <?xml
+	// - Everthing else is unknown to tinyxml.
+	//
+
+	const char* xmlHeader = { "<?xml" };
+	const char* commentHeader = { "<!--" };
+	const char* dtdHeader = { "<!" };
+	const char* cdataHeader = { "<![CDATA[" };
+
+	if ( XMLNode::StringEqual( p, xmlHeader, 5 ) ) {
+
+	}
+	else {
+		TIXMLASSERT( 0 );
+	}
 
 	return true;
 }
diff --git a/tinyxml2.h b/tinyxml2.h
index aa1fbba..a29739e 100644
--- a/tinyxml2.h
+++ b/tinyxml2.h
@@ -1,12 +1,33 @@
 #ifndef TINYXML2_INCLUDED
 #define TINYXML2_INCLUDED
 
+#include <limits.h>
+
+#if defined( _DEBUG ) || defined( DEBUG ) || defined (__DEBUG__)
+	#ifndef DEBUG
+		#define DEBUG
+	#endif
+#endif
+
+
+#if defined(DEBUG)
+        #if defined(_MSC_VER)
+                #define TIXMLASSERT( x )           if ( !(x)) { _asm { int 3 } } //if ( !(x)) WinDebugBreak()
+        #elif defined (ANDROID_NDK)
+                #include <android/log.h>
+                #define TIXMLASSERT( x )           if ( !(x)) { __android_log_assert( "assert", "grinliz", "ASSERT in '%s' at %d.", __FILE__, __LINE__ ); }
+        #else
+                #include <assert.h>
+                #define TIXMLASSERT                assert
+        #endif
+#else
+        #define TIXMLASSERT( x )           {}
+#endif
+
 
 namespace tinyxml2
 {
 
-
-
 // internal - move to separate namespace
 struct CharBuffer
 {
@@ -18,14 +39,37 @@ struct CharBuffer
 };
 
 
-/*
-class Element
+class XMLNode
 {
+	friend class XMLDocument;
 public:
-	Element
-};
-*/
 
+	static XMLNode* Identify( const char* p );
+
+protected:
+	static const char* SkipWhiteSpace( const char* p );
+	static char* SkipWhiteSpace( char* p ) { return (char*) SkipWhiteSpace( (const char*)p ); }
+
+	inline static bool StringEqual( const char* p, const char* q, int nChar=INT_MAX )  {
+		int n = 0;
+		while( *p && *q && *p == *q && n<nChar ) {
+			++p; ++q; ++n;
+		}
+		if ( (n == nChar) || ( *p == 0 && *q == 0 ) ) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		return false;
+	}
+
+private:
+
+};
+
+
+class XMLComment : public XMLNode
+{
+
+};
 
 
 class XMLDocument
@@ -37,11 +81,15 @@ public:
 
 private:
 	XMLDocument( const XMLDocument& );	// not implemented
+
 	CharBuffer* charBuffer;
 };
 
 
 
+
+
+
 };	// tinyxml2
 
 
diff --git a/tinyxml2.suo b/tinyxml2.suo
index 345fd48..2bca40e 100644
Binary files a/tinyxml2.suo and b/tinyxml2.suo differ
diff --git a/xmltest.cpp b/xmltest.cpp
index c8ef227..8df6ce0 100644
--- a/xmltest.cpp
+++ b/xmltest.cpp
@@ -7,11 +7,21 @@ using namespace tinyxml2;
 
 int main( int argc, const char* argv )
 {
-	static const char* test = "<hello></hello>";
+	{
+		static const char* test = "<!--hello world-->";
 
-	XMLDocument doc;
-	doc.Parse( test );
-	doc.Print( stdout );
+		XMLDocument doc;
+		doc.Parse( test );
+		doc.Print( stdout );
+	}
+	/*
+	{
+		static const char* test = "<hello></hello>";
 
+		XMLDocument doc;
+		doc.Parse( test );
+		doc.Print( stdout );
+	}
+	*/
 	return 0;
 }
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