# File src/rexml/element.rb, line 456
                def text=( text )
                        text = Text.new( text, whitespace(), nil, 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