class Hpricot::BaseEle

def self.alterable(*fields)
  attr_accessor(*fields)
  fields.each do |f|
    define_method("#{f}=") do |v|
      altered!
      instance_variable_set("@#{f}", v)
    end
  end
end

def altered!
  @raw_string = nil
end

def html_quote(str)
  "\"" + str.gsub('"', '\\"') + "\""
end

def if_output(opts)
  if opts[:preserve] and not @raw_string.nil?
    @raw_string
  else
    yield opts
  end
end

def pathname; self.name end