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package scala.xml


/** The class <code>Comment</code> implements an XML node for comments.
 *
 * @author Burak Emir
 * @param text the text contained in this node, may not contain "--"
 */
case class Comment(commentText: String) extends SpecialNode
{  
  def label = "#REM"
  override def text = ""
  final override def doCollectNamespaces = false
  final override def doTransform         = false

  if (commentText contains "--")
    throw new IllegalArgumentException("text contains \"--\"")

  /** Appends &quot;<!-- text -->&quot; to this string buffer.
   */
  override def buildString(sb: StringBuilder) =
    sb append ("<!--" + commentText + "-->")
}
