2.1/user/src/com/google/gwt/xml/client/Text.java

/*
 * 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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package com.google.gwt.xml.client;

/**
 * This interface describes text nodes, as might occur between tags.  These may
 * also be <code>CDATASection</code> nodes.  
 */
public interface Text extends CharacterData  {
  /**
   * Splits the node into two text nodes.  The current node is truncated to 
   * <code>offset</code>, and the new node is inserted as the next sibling.  
   * The new node created is also returned.
   * 
   * @param offset how far from the beginning to start splitting
   * @return new <code>Text</code> node containing the data after <code>offset</code>
   */  
  Text splitText(int offset);

}