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 * Copyright 2008 Google Inc.
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 * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
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package com.google.gwt.dom.client;

/**
 * Generic inline container.
 * 
 * @see <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/REC-html401-19991224/struct/global.html#edef-SPAN">W3C HTML Specification</a>
 */
@TagName(SpanElement.TAG)
public class SpanElement extends Element {

  static final String TAG = "span";

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

  protected SpanElement() {
  }
}