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
Text Appends the given text to any content that already exists in the node.
Content Detaches the node from its parent Element node.
Element Gets the node's parent Element node.
String Gets the text value of the Text node.
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.
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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