1 files changed, 9 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/src/sp-object.cpp b/src/sp-object.cpp
index 764b5f260..be3a1ab9d 100644
--- a/src/sp-object.cpp
+++ b/src/sp-object.cpp
@@ -967,31 +967,29 @@ static gchar const *sp_xml_get_space_string(unsigned int space)
 }
 
 Inkscape::XML::Node* SPObject::write(Inkscape::XML::Document *doc, Inkscape::XML::Node *repr, guint flags) {
-    SPObject* object = this;
-
     if (!repr && (flags & SP_OBJECT_WRITE_BUILD)) {
-        repr = object->getRepr()->duplicate(doc);
+        repr = this->getRepr()->duplicate(doc);
         if (!( flags & SP_OBJECT_WRITE_EXT )) {
             repr->setAttribute("inkscape:collect", NULL);
         }
-    } else {
-        repr->setAttribute("id", object->getId());
+    } else if (repr) {
+        repr->setAttribute("id", this->getId());
 
-        if (object->xml_space.set) {
+        if (this->xml_space.set) {
             char const *xml_space;
-            xml_space = sp_xml_get_space_string(object->xml_space.value);
+            xml_space = sp_xml_get_space_string(this->xml_space.value);
             repr->setAttribute("xml:space", xml_space);
         }
 
         if ( flags & SP_OBJECT_WRITE_EXT &&
-             object->collectionPolicy() == SPObject::ALWAYS_COLLECT )
+             this->collectionPolicy() == SPObject::ALWAYS_COLLECT )
         {
             repr->setAttribute("inkscape:collect", "always");
         } else {
             repr->setAttribute("inkscape:collect", NULL);
         }
 
-        SPStyle const *const obj_style = object->style;
+        SPStyle const *const obj_style = this->style;
         if (obj_style) {
             gchar *s = sp_style_write_string(obj_style, SP_STYLE_FLAG_IFSET);
 
@@ -1028,7 +1026,7 @@ Inkscape::XML::Node* SPObject::write(Inkscape::XML::Document *doc, Inkscape::XML
             g_warning("Item's style is NULL; repr style attribute is %s", style_str);
         }
 
-        /** \note We treat object->style as authoritative.  Its effects have
+        /** \note We treat this->style as authoritative.  Its effects have
          * been written to the style attribute above; any properties that are
          * unset we take to be deliberately unset (e.g. so that clones can
          * override the property).
@@ -1038,7 +1036,7 @@ Inkscape::XML::Node* SPObject::write(Inkscape::XML::Document *doc, Inkscape::XML
          * possibly we should write property attributes instead of a style
          * attribute.
          */
-        sp_style_unset_property_attrs (object);
+        sp_style_unset_property_attrs (this);
     }
 
     return repr;