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package scala.xml

/**
 * <p>
 *   This class acts as a Buffer for nodes. If it is used as a sequence
 *   of nodes <code>Seq[Node]</code>, it must be ensured that no updates
 *   occur after that point, because <code>scala.xml.Node</code> is assumed
 *   to be immutable.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 *   Despite this being a sequence, don't use it as key in a hashtable.
 *   Calling the hashcode function will result in a runtime error.
 * </p>
 *
 * @author  Burak Emir
 * @version 1.0
 */
class NodeBuffer extends scala.collection.mutable.ArrayBuffer[Node] {

  /**
   * Append given object to this buffer, returns reference on this NodeBuffer 
   * for convenience. Some rules apply: If o is null, it is ignored. If it is 
   * an Iterator or Iterable, its elements will be added. If o is a node, it is
   * added as it is. If it is anything else, it gets wrapped in an Atom.
   *
   * @param o converts to an xml node and adds to this node buffer
   * @return  this nodebuffer
   */
  def &+(o: Any): NodeBuffer = {
    o match {
      case null | _: Unit | Text("")  => // ignore
      case it: Iterator[_]            => it foreach &+
      case n: Node                    => super.+=(n)
      case ns: Iterable[_]            => this &+ ns.iterator
      case ns: Array[_]               => this &+ ns.iterator
      case d                          => super.+=(new Atom(d))
    }
    this
  }
}
