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

block_params: 
comment: 
- !ruby/struct:RDoc::Markup::Flow::P 
  :body: A helper method to add a Text child. Actual Text instances can be added with regular Parent methods, such as add() and &lt;&lt;()
- !ruby/object:RDoc::Markup::Flow::LIST 
  contents: 
  - !ruby/struct:RDoc::Markup::Flow::LI 
    :label: "text:"
    :body: if a String, a new Text instance is created and added to the parent. If Text, the object is added directly.
  - !ruby/struct:RDoc::Markup::Flow::LI 
    :label: "Returns:"
    :body: this Element
  type: :NOTE
- !ruby/struct:RDoc::Markup::Flow::VERB 
  :body: " e = Element.new('a')          #-&gt; &lt;e/&gt;\n e.add_text 'foo'              #-&gt; &lt;e&gt;foo&lt;/e&gt;\n e.add_text Text.new(' bar')    #-&gt; &lt;e&gt;foo bar&lt;/e&gt;\n"
- !ruby/struct:RDoc::Markup::Flow::P 
  :body: Note that at the end of this example, the branch has <b>3</b> nodes; the 'e' element and <b>2</b> Text node children.
full_name: REXML::Element#add_text
is_singleton: false
name: add_text
params: ( text )
visibility: public
