public function toXML($flgContent)
 {
     $str = "";
     //write out general lesson information
     foreach ($lesson as $key => $value) {
         $str .= "<{$key}>{$value}<{$key}>";
     }
     //write out the content tree
     $contentTree = new EfrontContentTree($this->lesson['id']);
     $str .= $contentTree->toXML(false);
     //write out the glossary
     $glossary = ef_getTableData("glossary", "*", "lessons_ID=" . $this->lessonId);
     if (sizeof($glossary) > 0) {
         $str .= '<glossary>';
         for ($i = 0; $i < sizeof($glossary); $i++) {
             $str .= '<word>';
             $str .= '<name>' . $glossary[$i]['name'] . '</name>';
             $str .= '<info>' . $glossary[$i]['info'] . '</info>';
             $str .= '<type>' . $glossary[$i]['type'] . '</type>';
             $str .= '<active>' . $glossary[$i]['active'] . '</active>';
             $str .= '</word>';
         }
         $str .= '</glossary>';
     }
     //write out the lesson conditions
     $conditions = ef_getTableData("lesson_conditions", "*", "lessons_ID=" . $this->lessonId);
     if (sizeof($conditions) > 0) {
         $str .= '<conditions>';
         for ($i = 0; $i < sizeof($conditions); $i++) {
             $str .= '<condition>';
             $str .= '<type>' . $conditions[$i]['type'] . '</type>';
             $str .= '<options>' . $conditions[$i]['options'] . '</options>';
             $str .= '<relation>' . $conditions[$i]['relation'] . '</relation>';
             $str .= '</condition>';
         }
         $str .= '</conditions>';
     }
     //write out the rules
     $rules = ef_getTableData("rules r, content c", "r.*", "c.id = r.content_ID and c.lessons_ID=" . $this->lessonId);
     if (sizeof($rules) > 0) {
         $str .= '<rules>';
         for ($i = 0; $i < sizeof($rules); $i++) {
             $str .= "<rule>";
             $str .= "<content_id>" . $rules[$i]['content_ID'] . "</content_id>";
             $str .= "<rule_content_id>" . $rules[$i]['rule_content_ID'] . "</rule_content_id>";
             $str .= "<rule_type>" . $rules[$i]['rule_type'] . "</rule_type>";
             $str .= "<rule_option>" . $rules[$i]['rule_option'] . "</rule_option>";
             $str .= '</rules>';
         }
         $str .= '</rules>';
     }
     if ($flgContent) {
         //to do export the content as well
     }
     $xmlstr .= '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><lesson>' . $str . '</lesson>';
     return $xmlstr;
 }