# File rexml_baseparser_patch.rb, line 4
            def stream=( source )
                if source.kind_of? String
                    @source = Source.new(source)
                elsif source.kind_of? IO
                    @source = IOSource.new(source)
                elsif source.kind_of? Source
                    @source = source
                elsif defined? StringIO and source.kind_of? StringIO
                    @source = IOSource.new(source)
                elsif defined? OpenSSL and source.kind_of? OpenSSL::SSL::SSLSocket
                    @source = IOSource.new(source)
                else
                    raise "#{source.class} is not a valid input stream.  It must be \n"+
                        "either a String, IO, StringIO or Source."
                end
                @closed = nil
                @document_status = nil
                @tags = []
                @stack = []
                @entities = []
            end