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package org.apache.ecs;

/**
    This class is used to create a String element in ECS. A StringElement 
    has no tags wrapped around it, it is an Element without tags.
    
    @version $Id: StringElement.java,v 1.2 2006/07/30 00:54:03 jjanke Exp $
    @author <a href="mailto:snagy@servletapi.com">Stephan Nagy</a>
    @author <a href="mailto:jon@clearink.com">Jon S. Stevens</a>
*/
public class StringElement extends ConcreteElement implements Printable
{
	/**
	 * 
	 */
	private static final long serialVersionUID = -4270491831650738524L;

	/**
        Basic constructor
    */
    public StringElement()
    {
    }
    
    /** 
        Basic constructor
    */
    public StringElement(String string)
    {
	if (string != null)
	    setTagText(string);
	else
	    setTagText("");
    }

    /** 
        Basic constructor
    */
    public StringElement(Element element)
    {
        addElement(element);
    }

    /*private StringElement append(String string)
    {
        setTagText(getTagText()+string);
        return this;
    }*/

    /** 
        Resets the internal string to be empty.
    */
    public StringElement reset()
    {
        setTagText("");
        return this;
    }

    /**
        Adds an Element to the element.
        @param  hashcode name of element for hash table
        @param  element Adds an Element to the element.
     */
    public StringElement addElement(String hashcode,Element element)
    {
        addElementToRegistry(hashcode,element);
        return(this);
    }

    /**
        Adds an Element to the element.
        @param  hashcode name of element for hash table
        @param  element Adds an Element to the element.
     */
    public StringElement addElement(String hashcode,String element)
    {
        // We do it this way so that filtering will work.
        // 1. create a new StringElement(element) - this is the only way that setTextTag will get called
        // 2. copy the filter state of this string element to this child.
        // 3. copy the filter for this string element to this child.

        StringElement se = new StringElement(element);
		se.setFilterState(getFilterState());
		se.setFilter(getFilter());
        addElementToRegistry(hashcode,se);
        return(this);
    }

    /**
        Adds an Element to the element.
        @param  element Adds an Element to the element.
     */
    public StringElement addElement(String element)
    {
        addElement(Integer.toString(element.hashCode()),element);
        return(this);
    }
    
    /**
        Adds an Element to the element.
        @param  element Adds an Element to the element.
     */
    public StringElement addElement(Element element)
    {
        addElementToRegistry(element);
        return(this);
    }
    
    /**
        Removes an Element from the element.
        @param hashcode the name of the element to be removed.
    */
    public StringElement removeElement(String hashcode)
    {
        removeElementFromRegistry(hashcode);
        return(this);
    }
    
    protected String createStartTag()
    {
        return("");
    }
    protected String createEndTag()
    {
        return("");
    }
}