# File temp/element.rb, line 499
                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