    # File temp/element.rb, line 497
        def text=( text )
          if text.kind_of? String
            text = Text.new( text, whitespace(), nil, raw() )
          elsif text 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