--- !ruby/object:RDoc::RI::MethodDescription 
aliases: []

block_params: 
comment: 
- !ruby/struct:RDoc::Markup::Flow::P 
  :body: "Evaluates to <tt>true</tt> if whitespace is respected for this element. This is the case if:"
- !ruby/object:RDoc::Markup::Flow::LIST 
  contents: 
  - !ruby/struct:RDoc::Markup::Flow::LI 
    :label: "1."
    :body: Neither :<tt>respect_whitespace</tt> nor :<tt>compress_whitespace</tt> has any value
  - !ruby/struct:RDoc::Markup::Flow::LI 
    :label: "2."
    :body: The context has :<tt>respect_whitespace</tt> set to :<tt>all</tt> or an array containing the name of this element, and :<tt>compress_whitespace</tt> isn't set to :<tt>all</tt> or an array containing the name of this element.
  type: :NUMBER
- !ruby/struct:RDoc::Markup::Flow::P 
  :body: The evaluation is tested against <tt>expanded_name</tt>, and so is namespace sensitive.
full_name: REXML::Element#whitespace
is_singleton: false
name: whitespace
params: ()
visibility: public
