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 * Copyright 2008 Google Inc.
 * 
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
 * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
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 * 
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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package com.google.gwt.dom.client;

import com.google.gwt.core.client.JavaScriptObject;

/**
 * Preformatted text.
 * 
 * @see <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-html401-19991224/struct/text.html#edef-PRE">W3C HTML Specification</a>
 */
@TagName(PreElement.TAG)
public class PreElement extends Element {

  public static final String TAG = "pre";

  /**
   * Assert that the given {@link Element} is compatible with this class and
   * automatically typecast it.
   */
  public static PreElement as(Element elem) {
    assert is(elem);
    return (PreElement) elem;
  }

  /**
   * Determines whether the given {@link JavaScriptObject} can be cast to
   * this class. A <code>null</code> object will cause this method to
   * return <code>false</code>.
   */
  public static boolean is(JavaScriptObject o) {
    if (Element.is(o)) {
      return is((Element) o);
    }
    return false;
  }

  /**
   * Determine whether the given {@link Node} can be cast to this class.
   * A <code>null</code> node will cause this method to return
   * <code>false</code>.
   */
  public static boolean is(Node node) {
    if (Element.is(node)) {
      return is((Element) node);
    }
    return false;
  }
  
  /**
   * Determine whether the given {@link Element} can be cast to this class.
   * A <code>null</code> node will cause this method to return
   * <code>false</code>.
   */
  public static boolean is(Element elem) {
    return elem != null && elem.hasTagName(TAG);
  }

  protected PreElement() {
  }
}