# File /home/ser/Work/rexml/rexml/element.rb, line 307
  def text=( text )
			text = Text.new( text, whitespace(), raw() ) if text.kind_of? String
			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