diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers.js b/lib/OpenLayers.js
index 2426ff0fc8..93a5e8c4d3 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers.js
@@ -214,14 +214,14 @@
             "OpenLayers/Format/WKT.js",
             "OpenLayers/Format/OSM.js",
             "OpenLayers/Format/GPX.js",
-            "OpenLayers/Format/SLD.js",
-            "OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1.js",
-            "OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1_0_0.js",
-            "OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1.js",
             "OpenLayers/Format/Filter.js",
             "OpenLayers/Format/Filter/v1.js",
             "OpenLayers/Format/Filter/v1_0_0.js",
             "OpenLayers/Format/Filter/v1_1_0.js",
+            "OpenLayers/Format/SLD.js",
+            "OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1.js",
+            "OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1_0_0.js",
+            "OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1.js",
             "OpenLayers/Format/Text.js",
             "OpenLayers/Format/JSON.js",
             "OpenLayers/Format/GeoJSON.js",
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1.js
index caa90126f8..8b841afbad 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Format/SLD/v1.js
@@ -4,12 +4,8 @@
 
 /**
  * @requires OpenLayers/Rule.js
- * @requires OpenLayers/Filter.js
- * @requires OpenLayers/Filter/FeatureId.js
- * @requires OpenLayers/Filter/Logical.js
- * @requires OpenLayers/Filter/Comparison.js
  * @requires OpenLayers/Format/SLD.js
- * @requires OpenLayers/Format/Filter/v1.js
+ * @requires OpenLayers/Format/Filter/v1_0_0.js
  */
 
 /**
@@ -17,9 +13,9 @@
  * Superclass for SLD version 1 parsers.
  *
  * Inherits from:
- *  - <OpenLayers.Format.XML>
+ *  - <OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_0_0>
  */
-OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
+OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_0_0, {
     
     /**
      * Property: namespaces
@@ -68,14 +64,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
      *     this instance.
      */
     initialize: function(options) {
-        // extend with ogc:Filter readers and writers
-        this.readers["ogc"] = OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1.prototype.readers["ogc"];
-        this.writers["ogc"] = OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1.prototype.writers["ogc"];
-        // extend with custom filter methods that may get changed
-        this.readOgcExpression = OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1.prototype.readOgcExpression;
-        this.getFilterType = OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1.prototype.getFilterType;
-        this.filterMap = OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1.prototype.filterMap;
-        OpenLayers.Format.XML.prototype.initialize.apply(this, [options]);
+        OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_0_0.prototype.initialize.apply(this, [options]);
     },
     
     /**
@@ -103,7 +92,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
      *     with two arguments: the node being read and a context object passed
      *     from the parent.
      */
-    readers: {
+    readers: OpenLayers.Util.applyDefaults({
         "sld": {
             "StyledLayerDescriptor": function(node, sld) {
                 sld.version = node.getAttribute("version");
@@ -280,7 +269,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
                 graphic.graphicFormat = this.getChildValue(node);
             }
         }
-    },
+    }, OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_0_0.prototype.readers),
     
     /**
      * Property: cssMap
@@ -382,7 +371,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
      *     writing functions grouped by namespace alias and named like the
      *     node names they produce.
      */
-    writers: {
+    writers: OpenLayers.Util.applyDefaults({
         "sld": {
             "StyledLayerDescriptor": function(sld) {
                 var root = this.createElementNSPlus(
@@ -394,19 +383,19 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
                 );
                 // add in optional name
                 if(sld.name) {
-                    this.writeNode(root, "Name", sld.name);
+                    this.writeNode("Name", sld.name, root);
                 }
                 // add in optional title
                 if(sld.title) {
-                    this.writeNode(root, "Title", sld.title);
+                    this.writeNode("Title", sld.title, root);
                 }
                 // add in optional description
                 if(sld.description) {
-                    this.writeNode(root, "Abstract", sld.description);
+                    this.writeNode("Abstract", sld.description, root);
                 }
                 // add in named layers
                 for(var name in sld.namedLayers) {
-                    this.writeNode(root, "NamedLayer", sld.namedLayers[name]);
+                    this.writeNode("NamedLayer", sld.namedLayers[name], root);
                 }
                 return root;
             },
@@ -425,7 +414,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
                 var node = this.createElementNSPlus("NamedLayer");
 
                 // add in required name
-                this.writeNode(node, "Name", layer.name);
+                this.writeNode("Name", layer.name, node);
 
                 // optional sld:LayerFeatureConstraints here
 
@@ -433,7 +422,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
                 if(layer.namedStyles) {
                     for(var i=0, len=layer.namedStyles.length; i<len; ++i) {
                         this.writeNode(
-                            node, "NamedStyle", layer.namedStyles[i]
+                            "NamedStyle", layer.namedStyles[i], node
                         );
                     }
                 }
@@ -442,7 +431,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
                 if(layer.userStyles) {
                     for(var i=0, len=layer.userStyles.length; i<len; ++i) {
                         this.writeNode(
-                            node, "UserStyle", layer.userStyles[i]
+                            "UserStyle", layer.userStyles[i], node
                         );
                     }
                 }
@@ -451,7 +440,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
             },
             "NamedStyle": function(name) {
                 var node = this.createElementNSPlus("NamedStyle");
-                this.writeNode(node, "Name", name);
+                this.writeNode("Name", name, node);
                 return node;
             },
             "UserStyle": function(style) {
@@ -459,24 +448,24 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
 
                 // add in optional name
                 if(style.name) {
-                    this.writeNode(node, "Name", style.name);
+                    this.writeNode("Name", style.name, node);
                 }
                 // add in optional title
                 if(style.title) {
-                    this.writeNode(node, "Title", style.title);
+                    this.writeNode("Title", style.title, node);
                 }
                 // add in optional description
                 if(style.description) {
-                    this.writeNode(node, "Abstract", style.description);
+                    this.writeNode("Abstract", style.description, node);
                 }
                 
                 // add isdefault
                 if(style.isDefault) {
-                    this.writeNode(node, "IsDefault", style.isDefault);
+                    this.writeNode("IsDefault", style.isDefault, node);
                 }
                 
                 // add FeatureTypeStyles
-                this.writeNode(node, "FeatureTypeStyle", style);
+                this.writeNode("FeatureTypeStyle", style, node);
                 
                 return node;
             },
@@ -494,7 +483,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
                 
                 // add in rules
                 for(var i=0, len=style.rules.length; i<len; ++i) {
-                    this.writeNode(node, "Rule", style.rules[i]);
+                    this.writeNode("Rule", style.rules[i], node);
                 }
                 
                 return node;
@@ -504,35 +493,35 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
 
                 // add in optional name
                 if(rule.name) {
-                    this.writeNode(node, "Name", rule.name);
+                    this.writeNode("Name", rule.name, node);
                 }
                 // add in optional title
                 if(rule.title) {
-                    this.writeNode(node, "Title", rule.title);
+                    this.writeNode("Title", rule.title, node);
                 }
                 // add in optional description
                 if(rule.description) {
-                    this.writeNode(node, "Abstract", rule.description);
+                    this.writeNode("Abstract", rule.description, node);
                 }
                 
                 // add in LegendGraphic here
                 
                 // add in optional filters
                 if(rule.elseFilter) {
-                    this.writeNode(node, "ElseFilter");
+                    this.writeNode("ElseFilter", null, node);
                 } else if(rule.filter) {
-                    this.writeNode(node, "ogc:Filter", rule.filter);
+                    this.writeNode("ogc:Filter", rule.filter, node);
                 }
                 
                 // add in scale limits
                 if(rule.minScaleDenominator != undefined) {
                     this.writeNode(
-                        node, "MinScaleDenominator", rule.minScaleDenominator
+                        "MinScaleDenominator", rule.minScaleDenominator, node
                     );
                 }
                 if(rule.maxScaleDenominator != undefined) {
                     this.writeNode(
-                        node, "MaxScaleDenominator", rule.maxScaleDenominator
+                        "MaxScaleDenominator", rule.maxScaleDenominator, node
                     );
                 }
                 
@@ -544,7 +533,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
                     symbolizer = rule.symbolizer[type];
                     if(symbolizer) {
                         this.writeNode(
-                            node, type + "Symbolizer", symbolizer
+                            type + "Symbolizer", symbolizer, node
                         );
                     }
                 }
@@ -566,7 +555,7 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
             },
             "LineSymbolizer": function(symbolizer) {
                 var node = this.createElementNSPlus("LineSymbolizer");
-                this.writeNode(node, "Stroke", symbolizer);
+                this.writeNode("Stroke", symbolizer, node);
                 return node;
             },
             "Stroke": function(symbolizer) {
@@ -578,20 +567,23 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
                 // add in CssParameters
                 if(symbolizer.strokeColor != undefined) {
                     this.writeNode(
-                        node, "CssParameter",
-                        {symbolizer: symbolizer, key: "strokeColor"}
+                        "CssParameter",
+                        {symbolizer: symbolizer, key: "strokeColor"},
+                        node
                     );
                 }
                 if(symbolizer.strokeOpacity != undefined) {
                     this.writeNode(
-                        node, "CssParameter",
-                        {symbolizer: symbolizer, key: "strokeOpacity"}
+                        "CssParameter",
+                        {symbolizer: symbolizer, key: "strokeOpacity"},
+                        node
                     );
                 }
                 if(symbolizer.strokeWidth != undefined) {
                     this.writeNode(
-                        node, "CssParameter",
-                        {symbolizer: symbolizer, key: "strokeWidth"}
+                        "CssParameter",
+                        {symbolizer: symbolizer, key: "strokeWidth"},
+                        node
                     );
                 }
                 return node;
@@ -607,17 +599,17 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
                 var node = this.createElementNSPlus("TextSymbolizer");
                 // add in optional Label
                 if(symbolizer.label != null) {
-                    this.writeNode(node, "Label", symbolizer.label);
+                    this.writeNode("Label", symbolizer.label, node);
                 }
                 // add in optional Font
                 if(symbolizer.fontFamily != null ||
                    symbolizer.fontSize != null) {
-                    this.writeNode(node, "Font", symbolizer);
+                    this.writeNode("Font", symbolizer, node);
                 }
                 // add in optional Fill
                 if(symbolizer.fillColor != null ||
                    symbolizer.fillOpacity != null) {
-                    this.writeNode(node, "Fill", symbolizer);
+                    this.writeNode("Fill", symbolizer, node);
                 }
                 return node;
             },
@@ -626,14 +618,16 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
                 // add in CssParameters
                 if(symbolizer.fontFamily) {
                     this.writeNode(
-                        node, "CssParameter",
-                        {symbolizer: symbolizer, key: "fontFamily"}
+                        "CssParameter",
+                        {symbolizer: symbolizer, key: "fontFamily"},
+                        node
                     );
                 }
                 if(symbolizer.fontSize) {
                     this.writeNode(
-                        node, "CssParameter",
-                        {symbolizer: symbolizer, key: "fontSize"}
+                        "CssParameter",
+                        {symbolizer: symbolizer, key: "fontSize"},
+                        node
                     );
                 }
                 return node;
@@ -650,8 +644,9 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
                     last = item.indexOf("}"); 
                     if(last > 0) {
                         this.writeNode(
-                            node, "ogc:PropertyName",
-                            {property: item.substring(0, last)}
+                            "ogc:PropertyName",
+                            {property: item.substring(0, last)},
+                            node
                         );
                         node.appendChild(
                             this.createTextNode(item.substring(++last))
@@ -668,14 +663,14 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
             "PolygonSymbolizer": function(symbolizer) {
                 var node = this.createElementNSPlus("PolygonSymbolizer");
                 if(symbolizer.fillColor != undefined ||
-                                    symbolizer.fillOpacity != undefined) {
-                    this.writeNode(node, "Fill", symbolizer);
+                   symbolizer.fillOpacity != undefined) {
+                    this.writeNode("Fill", symbolizer, node);
                 }
                 if(symbolizer.strokeWidth != undefined ||
-                                    symbolizer.strokeColor != undefined ||
-                                    symbolizer.strokeOpacity != undefined ||
-                                    symbolizer.strokeDashstyle != undefined) {
-                    this.writeNode(node, "Stroke", symbolizer);
+                   symbolizer.strokeColor != undefined ||
+                   symbolizer.strokeOpacity != undefined ||
+                   symbolizer.strokeDashstyle != undefined) {
+                    this.writeNode("Stroke", symbolizer, node);
                 }
                 return node;
             },
@@ -687,57 +682,59 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
                 // add in CssParameters
                 if(symbolizer.fillColor) {
                     this.writeNode(
-                        node, "CssParameter",
-                        {symbolizer: symbolizer, key: "fillColor"}
+                        "CssParameter",
+                        {symbolizer: symbolizer, key: "fillColor"},
+                        node
                     );
                 }
                 if(symbolizer.fillOpacity != null) {
                     this.writeNode(
-                        node, "CssParameter",
-                        {symbolizer: symbolizer, key: "fillOpacity"}
+                        "CssParameter",
+                        {symbolizer: symbolizer, key: "fillOpacity"},
+                        node
                     );
                 }
                 return node;
             },
             "PointSymbolizer": function(symbolizer) {
                 var node = this.createElementNSPlus("PointSymbolizer");
-                this.writeNode(node, "Graphic", symbolizer);
+                this.writeNode("Graphic", symbolizer, node);
                 return node;
             },
             "Graphic": function(symbolizer) {
                 var node = this.createElementNSPlus("Graphic");
                 if(symbolizer.externalGraphic != undefined) {
-                    this.writeNode(node, "ExternalGraphic", symbolizer);
+                    this.writeNode("ExternalGraphic", symbolizer, node);
                 } else if(symbolizer.graphicName) {
-                    this.writeNode(node, "Mark", symbolizer);
+                    this.writeNode("Mark", symbolizer, node);
                 }
                 
                 if(symbolizer.graphicOpacity != undefined) {
-                    this.writeNode(node, "Opacity", symbolizer.graphicOpacity);
+                    this.writeNode("Opacity", symbolizer.graphicOpacity, node);
                 }
                 if(symbolizer.pointRadius != undefined) {
-                    this.writeNode(node, "Size", symbolizer.pointRadius * 2);
+                    this.writeNode("Size", symbolizer.pointRadius * 2, node);
                 }
                 if(symbolizer.rotation != undefined) {
-                    this.writeNode(node, "Rotation", symbolizer.rotation);
+                    this.writeNode("Rotation", symbolizer.rotation, node);
                 }
                 return node;
             },
             "ExternalGraphic": function(symbolizer) {
                 var node = this.createElementNSPlus("ExternalGraphic");
                 this.writeNode(
-                    node, "OnlineResource", symbolizer.externalGraphic
+                    "OnlineResource", symbolizer.externalGraphic, node
                 );
                 var format = symbolizer.graphicFormat ||
                              this.getGraphicFormat(symbolizer.externalGraphic);
-                this.writeNode(node, "Format", format);
+                this.writeNode("Format", format, node);
                 return node;
             },
             "Mark": function(symbolizer) {
                 var node = this.createElementNSPlus("Mark");
-                this.writeNode(node, "WellKnownName", symbolizer.graphicName);
-                this.writeNode(node, "Fill", symbolizer);
-                this.writeNode(node, "Stroke", symbolizer);
+                this.writeNode("WellKnownName", symbolizer.graphicName, node);
+                this.writeNode("Fill", symbolizer, node);
+                this.writeNode("Stroke", symbolizer, node);
                 return node;
             },
             "WellKnownName": function(name) {
@@ -774,155 +771,8 @@ OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Format.XML, {
                 });
             }
         }
-    },
+    }, OpenLayers.Format.Filter.v1_0_0.prototype.writers),
     
-    /**
-     * Methods below this point are of general use for versioned XML parsers.
-     * These are candidates for an abstract class.
-     */
-    
-    /**
-     * Method: getNamespacePrefix
-     * Get the namespace prefix for a given uri from the <namespaces> object.
-     *
-     * Returns:
-     * {String} A namespace prefix or null if none found.
-     */
-    getNamespacePrefix: function(uri) {
-        var prefix = null;
-        if(uri == null) {
-            prefix = this.namespaces[this.defaultPrefix];
-        } else {
-            var gotPrefix = false;
-            for(prefix in this.namespaces) {
-                if(this.namespaces[prefix] == uri) {
-                    gotPrefix = true;
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-            if(!gotPrefix) {
-                prefix = null;
-            }
-        }
-        return prefix;
-    },
-
-
-    /**
-     * Method: readChildNodes
-     */
-    readChildNodes: function(node, obj) {
-        var children = node.childNodes;
-        var child, group, reader, prefix, local;
-        for(var i=0, len=children.length; i<len; ++i) {
-            child = children[i];
-            if(child.nodeType == 1) {
-                prefix = this.getNamespacePrefix(child.namespaceURI);
-                local = child.nodeName.split(":").pop();
-                group = this.readers[prefix];
-                if(group) {
-                    reader = group[local];
-                    if(reader) {
-                        reader.apply(this, [child, obj]);
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    },
-
-    /**
-     * Method: writeNode
-     * Shorthand for applying one of the named writers and appending the
-     *     results to a node.  If a qualified name is not provided for the
-     *     second argument (and a local name is used instead), the namespace
-     *     of the parent node will be assumed.
-     *
-     * Parameters:
-     * parent - {DOMElement} Result will be appended to this node.
-     * name - {String} The name of a node to generate.  If a qualified name
-     *     (e.g. "pre:Name") is used, the namespace prefix is assumed to be
-     *     in the <writers> group.  If a local name is used (e.g. "Name") then
-     *     the namespace of the parent is assumed.
-     * obj - {Object} Structure containing data for the writer.
-     *
-     * Returns:
-     * {DOMElement} The child node.
-     */
-    writeNode: function(parent, name, obj) {
-        var prefix, local;
-        var split = name.indexOf(":");
-        if(split > 0) {
-            prefix = name.substring(0, split);
-            local = name.substring(split + 1);
-        } else {
-            prefix = this.getNamespacePrefix(parent.namespaceURI);
-            local = name;
-        }
-        var child = this.writers[prefix][local].apply(this, [obj]);
-        parent.appendChild(child);
-        return child;
-    },
-    
-    /**
-     * Method: createElementNSPlus
-     * Shorthand for creating namespaced elements with optional attributes and
-     *     child text nodes.
-     *
-     * Parameters:
-     * name - {String} The qualified node name.
-     * options - {Object} Optional object for node configuration.
-     *
-     * Returns:
-     * {Element} An element node.
-     */
-    createElementNSPlus: function(name, options) {
-        options = options || {};
-        var loc = name.indexOf(":");
-        // order of prefix preference
-        // 1. in the uri option
-        // 2. in the prefix option
-        // 3. in the qualified name
-        // 4. from the defaultPrefix
-        var uri = options.uri || this.namespaces[options.prefix];
-        if(!uri) {
-            loc = name.indexOf(":");
-            uri = this.namespaces[name.substring(0, loc)];
-        }
-        if(!uri) {
-            uri = this.namespaces[this.defaultPrefix];
-        }
-        var node = this.createElementNS(uri, name);
-        if(options.attributes) {
-            this.setAttributes(node, options.attributes);
-        }
-        if(options.value != null) {
-            node.appendChild(this.createTextNode(options.value));
-        }
-        return node;
-    },
-    
-    /**
-     * Method: setAttributes
-     * Set multiple attributes given key value pairs from an object.
-     *
-     * Parameters:
-     * node - {Element} An element node.
-     * obj - {Object || Array} An object whose properties represent attribute
-     *     names and values represent attribute values.  If an attribute name
-     *     is a qualified name ("prefix:local"), the prefix will be looked up
-     *     in the parsers {namespaces} object.  If the prefix is found,
-     *     setAttributeNS will be used instead of setAttribute.
-     */
-    setAttributes: function(node, obj) {
-        var value, loc, alias, uri;
-        for(var name in obj) {
-            value = obj[name].toString();
-            // check for qualified attribute name ("prefix:local")
-            uri = this.namespaces[name.substring(0, name.indexOf(":"))] || null;
-            this.setAttributeNS(node, uri, name, value);
-        }
-    },
-
     CLASS_NAME: "OpenLayers.Format.SLD.v1" 
 
 });
diff --git a/tests/Format/SLD/v1_0_0.html b/tests/Format/SLD/v1_0_0.html
index 7139b3e32a..6503e7de75 100644
--- a/tests/Format/SLD/v1_0_0.html
+++ b/tests/Format/SLD/v1_0_0.html
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
             fillOpacity: 0
         };
         var root = parser.createElementNSPlus("PolygonSymbolizer");
-        var got = parser.writeNode(root, "Fill", symbolizer);
+        var got = parser.writeNode("Fill", symbolizer, root);
         var expect =
             '<Fill xmlns="http://www.opengis.net/sld">' +
                 '<CssParameter name="fill">red</CssParameter>' +