Class Text

    • The Text class represents an XML text node.

    • Methods are available to append, detach, get the parent element, get the text value, get the combined value of child nodes, and set the text value.

    • The append() method adds text to the existing content and returns the Text node for chaining.

    • The detach() method removes the node from its parent and returns the detached node.

    • The getParentElement() method returns the node's parent Element or null if there is no parent.

    • The getText() method retrieves the specific text content of the Text node.

    • The getValue() method retrieves the combined text content of all child nodes, direct and indirect.

    • The setText() method replaces the existing text content and returns the Text node for chaining.
    Text

    A representation of an XML Text node.

    Methods

    Method Return type Brief description
    append(text)
    		Text Appends the given text to any content that already exists in the node.
    detach()
    		Content Detaches the node from its parent Element node.
    get Parent Element()
    		Element Gets the node's parent Element node.
    get Text()
    		String Gets the text value of the Text node.
    get Value()
    		String Gets the text value of all nodes that are direct or indirect children of the node, in the order they appear in the document.
    set Text(text)
    		Text Sets the text value of the Text node.

    Detailed documentation

    append(text)

    Appends the given text to any content that already exists in the node.

    Parameters

    Name Type Description
    text
    		String the text to append to the node

    Return

    Text — the Text node, for chaining

    detach()

    Detaches the node from its parent Element node. If the node does not have a parent, this method has no effect.

    Return

    Content — the detached node

    get Parent Element()

    Gets the node's parent Element node. If the node does not have a parent, this method returns null .

    Return

    Element — the parent Element node

    get Text()

    Gets the text value of the Text node.

    Return

    String — the text value of the Text node

    get Value()

    Gets the text value of all nodes that are direct or indirect children of the node, in the order they appear in the document.

    Return

    String — the text value of all nodes that are direct or indirect children of the node

    set Text(text)

    Sets the text value of the Text node.

    Parameters

    Name Type Description
    text
    		String the text value to set

    Return

    Text — the Text node, for chaining
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