class REXML::Element

def text=( text )


d.root.text = nil #-> ''

With argument +nil+, removes the first text child:

d.root.text = 'bar' #-> 'bar'

If the element has a text child, it is replaced:

d.root.text = 'foo' #-> 'foo'
d = REXML::Document.new ''

If the element has no text child, the text node is added:

returns +string+.
then places the node as the first text child in the element;
honoring the current settings for whitespace and row,
creates a new \REXML::Text node containing that string,
With string argument +string+,

Adds, replaces, or removes the first text node child in the element.

text = nil -> nil
text = string -> string
:call-seq: 
def text=( text )
  if text.kind_of? String
    text = Text.new( text, whitespace(), nil, raw() )
  elsif !text.nil? and !text.kind_of? Text
    text = Text.new( text.to_s, whitespace(), nil, raw() )
  end
  old_text = get_text
  if text.nil?
    old_text.remove unless old_text.nil?
  else
    if old_text.nil?
      self << text
    else
      old_text.replace_with( text )
    end
  end
  return self
end