Accept REXML::Document.new("") for backward compatibility#295
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REXML::Document.new("") to behave the same as REXML::Document.new(nil)
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## Why?
XML without a root element is invalid XML, but to maintain compatibility,
we will change the behavior of `REXML::Document.new("")` to be the same as `REXML::Document.new(nil)`.
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GitHub: Fix GH-296
XML without a root element is invalid XML, but to maintain backward compatibility,
we will change the behavior of
REXML::Document.new("")to be the same asREXML::Document.new(nil).Reported by Joe Rafaniello. Thanks!!!