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package scala.xml

/** The class <code>Atom</code> provides an XML node for text (PCDATA).
 *  It is used in both non-bound and bound XML representations.
 *
 *  @author Burak Emir
 *  @param text the text contained in this node, may not be <code>null</code>.
 */
@serializable
class Atom[+A](val data: A) extends SpecialNode
{  
  if (data == null)
    throw new IllegalArgumentException("cannot construct Atom(null)")

  override def basisForHashCode: Seq[Any] = Seq(data)
  override def strict_==(other: Equality) = other match {
    case x: Atom[_] => data == x.data
    case _          => false
  }
  override def canEqual(other: Any) = other match {
    case _: Atom[_] => true
    case _          => false
  }

  final override def doCollectNamespaces = false
  final override def doTransform         = false
  
  def label = "#PCDATA"

  /** Returns text, with some characters escaped according to the XML
   *  specification.
   *
   *  @param  sb ...
   *  @return ...
   */
  def buildString(sb: StringBuilder) =
    Utility.escape(data.toString(), sb)

  override def text: String = data.toString()

}
