# File lib/active_support/core_ext/hash/conversions.rb, line 9
  def xml_in_string(string, options = nil)
    handle_options('in', options)

    @doc = parse(string)
    result = collapse(@doc.root)

    if @options['keeproot']
      merge({}, @doc.root.name, result)
    else
      result
    end
  end