/*
 * 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
 * the License at
 * 
 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 * 
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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 * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
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 */
package com.google.gwt.dom.client;

/**
 * The Text interface represents textual content.
 */
public class Text extends Node {

  /**
   * Assert that the given {@link Node} is of type {@link Node#TEXT_NODE} and
   * automatically typecast it.
   */
  public static Text as(Node node) {
    assert node.getNodeType() == Node.TEXT_NODE;
    return (Text) node;
  }

  protected Text() {
  }

  /**
   * The character data of this text node.
   */
  public final native String getData() /*-{
    return this.data;
  }-*/;

  /**
   * The number of characters available through the data property.
   */
  public final native int getLength() /*-{
    return this.length;
  }-*/;

  /**
   * The character data of this text node.
   */
  public final native void setData(String data) /*-{
    this.data = data;
  }-*/;
}