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package org.jdom;

import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;

/**
 * <p><code>Element</code> defines behavior for an XML
 *   element, modeled in Java.  Methods allow the user
 *   to obtain the value of the element's textual content,
 *   obtain its attributes, and get its children.
 * </p>
 *
 *
 * @author Brett McLaughlin
 * @author Jason Hunter
 * @author Lucas Gonze
 * @author Kevin Regan
 * @author Dan Schaffer
 * @author Yusuf Goolamabbas
 * @version 1.0
 */
public class Element implements Serializable, Cloneable {

    private static final String CVS_ID =
    "@(#) $RCSfile: Element.java,v $ $Revision: 1.96 $ $Date: 2001/07/03 17:55:34 $ $Name: jdom_1_0_b7_rc4 $";

    private static final int INITIAL_ARRAY_SIZE = 5;

    /** The local name of the <code>Element</code> */
    protected String name;

    /** The <code>{@link Namespace}</code> of the <code>Element</code> */
    protected transient Namespace namespace;

    /** Additional <code>{@link Namespace}</code> declarations on this 
        element */
    protected transient List additionalNamespaces;

    // See http://lists.denveronline.net/lists/jdom-interest/2000-September/003030.html
    // for a possible memory optimization here (using a RootElement subclass)
    
    /** Parent element, document, or null if none */
    protected Object parent;

    /** The attributes of the <code>Element</code> */
    protected List attributes;
    
    /** The mixed content of the <code>Element</code> */
    protected List content;
    
    /**
     * <p>
     * This protected constructor is provided in order to support an Element 
     * subclass that wants full control over variable initialization.  It 
     * intentionally leaves all instance variables null, allowing a 
     * lightweight subclass implementation.  The subclass is responsible for 
     * ensuring all the get and set methods on Element behave as documented.
     * </p>
     *
     * <p>
     * When implementing an <code>Element</code> subclass which doesn't
     * require full control over variable initialization, be aware that
     * simply calling super() (or letting the compiler add the implicit 
     * super() call) will not initialize the instance variables which will 
     * cause many of the methods to throw a 
     * <code>NullPointerException</code>.  Therefore, the 
     * constructor for these subclasses should call one of the public 
     * constructors so variable initialization is handled automatically.
     * </p>
     */
    protected Element() { }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This will create a new <code>Element</code>
     *   with the supplied (local) name, and define
     *   the <code>{@link Namespace}</code> to be used.
     * If the provided namespace is null, the element will have 
     * no namespace.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param name <code>String</code> name of element.
     * @namespace <code>Namespace</code> to put element in.
     */
    public Element(String name, Namespace namespace) {
        setName(name);
        setNamespace(namespace);
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     *  This will create an <code>Element</code> in no
     *    <code>{@link Namespace}</code>.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param name <code>String</code> name of element.
     */
    public Element(String name) {
        this(name, (Namespace) null);
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     *  This will create a new <code>Element</code> with
     *    the supplied (local) name, and specifies the URI
     *    of the <code>{@link Namespace}</code> the <code>Element</code>
     *    should be in, resulting it being unprefixed (in the default
     *    namespace).
     * </p>
     *
     * @param name <code>String</code> name of element.
     * @param uri <code>String</code> URI for <code>Namespace</code> element
     *        should be in.
     */
    public Element(String name, String uri) {
        this(name, Namespace.getNamespace("", uri));
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     *  This will create a new <code>Element</code> with
     *    the supplied (local) name, and specifies the prefix and URI
     *    of the <code>{@link Namespace}</code> the <code>Element</code>
     *    should be in.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param name <code>String</code> name of element.
     * @param uri <code>String</code> URI for <code>Namespace</code> element
     *        should be in.
     */
    public Element(String name, String prefix, String uri) {
        this(name, Namespace.getNamespace(prefix, uri));
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This returns the (local) name of the
     *   <code>Element</code>, without any
     *   namespace prefix, if one exists.
     * </p>
     *
     * @return <code>String</code> - element name.
     */
    public String getName() {
        return name;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This sets the (local) name of the <code>Element</code>.
     * </p>
     *
     * @return <code>Element</code> - the element modified.
     * @throws IllegalNameException if the given name is invalid as an
     *         Element name.
     */
    public Element setName(String name) {
        String reason;
        if ((reason = Verifier.checkElementName(name)) != null) {
            throw new IllegalNameException(name, "element", reason);
        }
        this.name = name;
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     *  This will return this <code>Element</code>'s
     *    <code>{@link Namespace}</code>.
     * </p>
     *
     * @return <code>Namespace</code> - Namespace object for this 
     *         <code>Element</code>
     */
    public Namespace getNamespace() {
        return namespace;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     *  This sets this <code>Element</code>'s <code>{@link Namespace}</code>.
     *  If the provided namespace is null, the element will have no namespace.
     * </p>
     *
     * @return <code>Element</code> - the element modified.
     */
    public Element setNamespace(Namespace namespace) {
        if (namespace == null) {
            namespace = Namespace.NO_NAMESPACE;
        }

        this.namespace = namespace;
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This returns the namespace prefix
     *   of the <code>Element</code>, if
     *   one exists.  Otherwise, an empty
     *   <code>String</code> is returned.
     * </p>
     *
     * @return <code>String</code> - namespace prefix.
     */
    public String getNamespacePrefix() {
        return namespace.getPrefix();
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This returns the URI mapped to this <code>Element</code>'s
     *   prefix (or the default namespace if no prefix). If no
     *   mapping is found, an empty <code>String</code> is returned.
     * </p>
     *
     * @return <code>String</code> - namespace URI for this 
     * <code>Element</code>.
     */
    public String getNamespaceURI() {
        return namespace.getURI();
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This returns the Namespace in scope on this element for the given 
     * prefix (this involves searching up the tree, so the results depend 
     * on the current location of the element).  It returns null if there
     * is no Namespace in scope with the given prefix at this point in 
     * the document.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param prefix  namespace prefix to look up
     * @return <code>Namespace</code> - namespace in scope for the given 
     * prefix on this <code>Element</code>, or null if none.
     */
    public Namespace getNamespace(String prefix) {
        if (prefix == null) {
            return null;
        }

        // Check if the prefix is the prefix for this element
        if (prefix.equals(getNamespacePrefix())) {
            return getNamespace();
        }

        // Scan the additional namespaces
        List addl = getAdditionalNamespaces();
        if (addl.size() > 0) {
            Iterator itr = addl.iterator();
            while (itr.hasNext()) {
                Namespace ns = (Namespace) itr.next();
                if (prefix.equals(ns.getPrefix())) {
                    return ns;
                }
            }
        }

        // If we still don't have a match, ask the parent
        if (parent instanceof Element) {
            return ((Element)parent).getNamespace(prefix);
        }

        return null;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This returns the full name of the
     *   <code>Element</code>, in the form
     *   [namespacePrefix]:[localName].  If
     *   no namespace prefix exists for the
     *   <code>Element</code>, simply the
     *   local name is returned.
     * </p>
     *
     * @return <code>String</code> - full name of element.
     */
    public String getQualifiedName() {
        if (namespace.getPrefix().equals("")) {
            return getName();
        }

        return new StringBuffer(namespace.getPrefix())
            .append(":")
            .append(name)
            .toString();
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     *  This will add a namespace declarations to this element.
     *    This should <i>not</i> be used to add the declaration for
     *    this element itself; that should be assigned in the construction
     *    of the element. Instead, this is for adding namespace
     *    declarations on the element not relating directly to itself.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param additionalNamespace <code>Namespace</code> to add.
     * @throws IllegalAddException if the namespace prefix collides with 
     *   another namespace prefix on the element.
     */
    public void addNamespaceDeclaration(Namespace additionalNamespace) {

        // Verify the new namespace prefix doesn't collide with another 
        // declared namespace, an attribute prefix, or this element's prefix
        String prefix = additionalNamespace.getPrefix();
        String uri = additionalNamespace.getURI();
        if (prefix.equals(getNamespacePrefix()) && 
              !uri.equals(getNamespaceURI())) {
            throw new IllegalAddException(this, additionalNamespace,
                "The namespace prefix \"" + prefix + "\" collides " +
                "with the element namespace prefix");
        }
        if (additionalNamespaces != null && additionalNamespaces.size() > 0) {
            Iterator itr = additionalNamespaces.iterator();
            while (itr.hasNext()) {
                Namespace ns = (Namespace) itr.next();
                if (prefix.equals(ns.getPrefix()) && 
                      !uri.equals(ns.getURI())) {
                    throw new IllegalAddException(this, additionalNamespace,
                        "The namespace prefix \"" + prefix +
                        "\" collides with an additional namespace declared " +
                        "by the element");
                }
            }
        }
        if (attributes != null && attributes.size() > 0) {
            Iterator itr = attributes.iterator();
            while (itr.hasNext()) {
                Namespace ns = 
                   (Namespace) ((Attribute)itr.next()).getNamespace();
                if (prefix.equals(ns.getPrefix()) && 
                      !uri.equals(ns.getURI())) {
                    throw new IllegalAddException(this, additionalNamespace,
                        "The namespace prefix \"" + prefix +
                        "\" collides with an attribute namespace on " +
                        "the element");
                }
            }
        }

        if (additionalNamespaces == null) {
            additionalNamespaces = new ArrayList(INITIAL_ARRAY_SIZE);
        }

        additionalNamespaces.add(additionalNamespace);
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     *  This will remove a namespace declarations from this element.
     *    This should <i>not</i> be used to remove the declaration for
     *    this element itself; that should be handled in the construction
     *    of the element. Instead, this is for removing namespace
     *    declarations on the element not relating directly to itself.
     *    If the declaration is not present, this method does nothing.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param additionalNamespace <code>Namespace</code> to remove.
     */
    public void removeNamespaceDeclaration(Namespace additionalNamespace) {
        if (additionalNamespaces == null) {
            return;
        }
        additionalNamespaces.remove(additionalNamespace);
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     *  This will return any namespace declarations on this element
     *    that exist, <i>excluding</i> the namespace of the element
     *    itself, which can be obtained through
     *    <code>{@link #getNamespace()}</code>. If there are no additional
     *    declarations, this returns an empty list.  Note, the returned 
     *    list is not live, for performance reasons.
     * </p>
     *
     * @return <code>List</code> - the additional namespace declarations.
     */
    public List getAdditionalNamespaces() {
        // Not having the returned list be live allows us to avoid creating a
        // new list object when XMLOutputter calls this method on an elt
        // with an empty list.
        if (additionalNamespaces == null) {
            return Collections.EMPTY_LIST;
        }
        else {
            return Collections.unmodifiableList(additionalNamespaces);
        }
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This will return the parent of this <code>Element</code>.
     *   If there is no parent, then this returns <code>null</code>.
     *   Also note that on its own, this is not 100% sufficient to
     *   see if the <code>Element</code> is not in use - this should
     *   be used in tandem with <code>{@link #isRootElement}</code>
     *   to determine this.
     * </p>
     *
     * @return parent of this <code>Element</code>.
     */
    public Element getParent() {
        if (parent instanceof Element) {
            return (Element) parent;
        }
        else {
            return null;
        }
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This will set the parent of this <code>Element</code>.
     * The caller is responsible for handling pre-existing parentage.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param parent <code>Element</code> to be new parent.
     * @return <code>Element</code> - this <code>Element</code> modified.
     */
    protected Element setParent(Element parent) {
        this.parent = parent;
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This detaches the element from its parent, or does nothing if the
     * element has no parent.
     * </p>
     *
     * @return <code>Element</code> - this <code>Element</code> modified.
     */
    public Element detach() {
        if (parent instanceof Element) {
            ((Element)parent).removeContent(this);
        }
        else if (parent instanceof Document) {
            ((Document)parent).setRootElement(
                        new Element("root-element-was-detached"));
        }
        // A null parent is a no-op

        return this;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This returns a <code>boolean</code> value indicating
     *   whether this <code>Element</code> is a root
     *   <code>Element</code> for a JDOM <code>{@link Document}</code>.
     *   This should be used in tandem with
     *   <code>{@link #getParent}</code> to determine
     *   if an <code>Element</code> has no "attachments" to
     *   parents.
     * </p>
     *
     * @return <code>boolean</code> - whether this is a root element.
     */
    public boolean isRootElement() {
        return parent instanceof Document;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This sets the <code>{@link Document}</code> parent of this element
     *   and makes it the root element.  The caller is responsible for
     *   ensuring the element doesn't have a pre-existing parent.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param document <code>Document</code> parent
     * @return <code>Document</code> this <code>Element</code> modified
     */
    protected Element setDocument(Document document) {
        this.parent = document;

        return this;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This retrieves the owning <code>{@link Document}</code> for 
     *   this Element, or null if not a currently a member of a
     *   <code>{@link Document}</code>.
     * </p>
     *
     * @return <code>Document</code> owning this Element, or null.
     */
    public Document getDocument() {
        if (parent instanceof Document) {
            return (Document) parent;
        }
        if (parent instanceof Element) {
            return (Document) ((Element)parent).getDocument();
        }

        return null;
    }
        
    /**
     * <p>
     * This returns the textual content directly held under this
     *   element.  This will include all text within
     *   this single element, including whitespace and CDATA
     *   sections if they exist.  It's essentially the concatenation of
     *   all String nodes returned by getContent().  The call does not
     *   recurse into child elements.  If no textual value exists for the 
     *   element, an empty <code>String</code> ("") is returned.
     * </p>
     *
     * @return text content for this element, or empty string if none
     */
    public String getText() {
        if ((content == null) || 
             (content.size() < 1) || 
             (content.get(0) == null)) {
            return "";
        }

        // If we hold only a String, return it directly
        if ((content.size() == 1) && (content.get(0) instanceof String)) {
            return (String)content.get(0);
        }

        // Else build String up
        StringBuffer textContent = new StringBuffer();
        boolean hasText = false;

        Iterator i = content.iterator();
        while (i.hasNext()) {
            Object obj = i.next();
            if (obj instanceof String) {
                textContent.append((String)obj);
                hasText = true;
            } else if (obj instanceof CDATA) {
                textContent.append(((CDATA)obj).getText());
                hasText = true;
            }
        }

        if (!hasText) {
            return "";
        } else {
            return textContent.toString();
        }
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This returns the textual content of this element with all 
     * surrounding whitespace removed.  If no textual value exists for 
     * the element, or if only whitespace exists, the empty string is
     * returned.
     * </p>
     *
     * @return trimmed text content for this element, or empty string
     * if none
     */
    public String getTextTrim() {
        return getText().trim();
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This returns the textual content of this element with all 
     * surrounding whitespace removed and internal whitespace normalized
     * to a single space.  If no textual value exists for the element,
     * or if only whitespace exists, the empty string is returned.
     * </p>
     *
     * @return normalized text content for this element, or empty string
     * if none
     */
    public String getTextNormalize() {
        return normalizeString(getText());
    }

    // Support method for fast string normalization
    // Per XML 1.0 Production 3 whitespace includes: #x20, #x9, #xD, #xA
    private static String normalizeString(String value) {
        char[] c = value.toCharArray();
        char[] n = new char[c.length];
        boolean white = true;
        int pos = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < c.length; i++) {
            if (" \t\n\r".indexOf(c[i]) != -1) {
                if (!white) {
                    n[pos++] = ' ';
                    white = true;
                }
            }
            else {
                n[pos++] = c[i];
                white = false;
            }
        }
        if (white && pos > 0) {
            pos--;
        }
        return new String(n, 0, pos);
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     *  This convenience method returns the textual content of the named
     *    child element, or returns an empty <code>String</code> ("")
     *    if the child has no textual content. However, if the child does
     *    not exist, <code>null</code> is returned.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param name the name of the child
     * @return text content for the named child, or null if none
     */
    public String getChildText(String name) {
        Element child = getChild(name);
        if (child == null) {
            return null;
        } else {
            return child.getText();
        }
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     *  This convenience method returns the trimmed textual content of the 
     *    named child element, or returns null if there's no such child.  
     *    See <code>{@link #getTextTrim()}</code> for details of text trimming.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param name the name of the child
     * @return trimmed text content for the named child, or null if none
     */
    public String getChildTextTrim(String name) {
        Element child = getChild(name);
        if (child == null) {
            return null;
        } else {
            return child.getTextTrim();
        }
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This convenience method returns the textual content of the named
     * child element, or returns null if there's no such child.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param name the name of the child
     * @param ns the namespace of the child
     * @return text content for the named child, or null if none
     */
    public String getChildText(String name, Namespace ns) {
        Element child = getChild(name, ns);
        if (child == null) {
            return null;
        } else {
            return child.getText();
        }
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     *  This convenience method returns the trimmed textual content of the 
     *    named child element, or returns null if there's no such child.  
     *    See <code>{@link #getTextTrim()}</code> for
     *    details of text trimming.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param name the name of the child
     * @param ns the namespace of the child
     * @return trimmed text content for the named child, or null if none
     */
    public String getChildTextTrim(String name, Namespace ns) {
        Element child = getChild(name, ns);
        if (child == null) {
            return null;
        } else {
            return child.getTextTrim();
        }
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This sets the content of the element to be the text given.
     * All existing text content and non-text context is removed.
     * If this element should have both textual content and nested 
     * elements, use <code>{@link #setContent}</code> instead.
     * Setting a null text value is equivalent to setting an empty string
     * value.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param text new content for the element
     * @return this element modified
     */
    public Element setText(String text) {
        if (content != null) {
            content.clear();
        } else {
            content = new ArrayList(INITIAL_ARRAY_SIZE);
        }

        if (text != null) {
            content.add(text);
        }

        return this;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This will indicate whether the element has mixed content or not.
     *   Mixed content is when an element contains both textual and
     *   element data within it.  When this evaluates to <code>true</code>,
     *   <code>{@link #getMixedContent}</code> should be used for getting
     *   element data.
     * </p>
     *
     * @return <code>boolean</code> - indicating whether there
     *         is mixed content (both textual data and elements).
     *
     * @deprecated Deprecated in beta7 because hasMixedContent() is of
     * little use and isn't really implemented as mixed content is defined
     */
    public boolean hasMixedContent() {
        if (content == null) {
            return false;
        }

        Class prevClass = null;
        Iterator i = content.iterator();
        while (i.hasNext()) {
            Object obj = i.next();
            Class newClass = obj.getClass();

            if (newClass != prevClass) {
               if (prevClass != null) {
                  return true;
               }
               prevClass = newClass;
            }
        }

        return false;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This returns the full content of the element as a List which
     * may contain objects of type <code>String</code>, <code>Element</code>,
     * <code>Comment</code>, <code>ProcessingInstruction</code>,
     * <code>CDATA</code>, and <code>EntityRef</code>.  
     * The List returned is "live" in document order and modifications 
     * to it affect the element's actual contents.  Whitespace content is 
     * returned in its entirety.
     * </p>
     *
     * @return a <code>List</code> containing the mixed content of the
     *         element: may contain <code>String</code>,
     *         <code>{@link Element}</code>, <code>{@link Comment}</code>,
     *         <code>{@link ProcessingInstruction}</code>,
     *         <code>{@link CDATA}</code>, and
     *         <code>{@link EntityRef}</code> objects.
     */
    public List getContent() {
        if (content == null) {
            content = new ArrayList(INITIAL_ARRAY_SIZE);
        }

        PartialList result = new PartialList(content, this);
        result.addAllPartial(content);
        return result;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This sets the content of the element.  The passed in List should
     * contain only objects of type <code>String</code>, <code>Element</code>,
     * <code>Comment</code>, <code>ProcessingInstruction</code>, 
     * <code>CDATA</code>, and <code>EntityRef</code>.  Passing a null or
     * empty List clears the existing content.  In event of an exception 
     * the original content will be unchanged and the items in the added
     * content will be unaltered.
     * </p>
     *
     * @return this element modified
     * @throws IllegalAddException if the List contains objects of 
     *         illegal types.
     */
    public Element setContent(List newContent) {

        if (newContent == null) {
            content = new ArrayList(INITIAL_ARRAY_SIZE);
            return this;
        }

        // Save list with original content and create a new list
        List oldContent = content;
        content = new ArrayList(INITIAL_ARRAY_SIZE);

        RuntimeException ex = null;
        int itemsAdded = 0;

        try {
            for (Iterator i = newContent.iterator(); i.hasNext(); ) {
                Object obj = i.next();
                if (obj instanceof Element) {
                    addContent((Element)obj);
                }
                else if (obj instanceof String) {
                    addContent((String)obj);
                }
                else if (obj instanceof Comment) {
                    addContent((Comment)obj);
                }
                else if (obj instanceof ProcessingInstruction) {
                    addContent((ProcessingInstruction)obj);
                }
                else if (obj instanceof CDATA) {
                    addContent((CDATA)obj);
                }
                else if (obj instanceof EntityRef) {
                    addContent((EntityRef)obj);
                }
                else {
                    throw new IllegalAddException(
                      "An Element may directly contain only objects of type " +
                      "String, Element, Comment, CDATA, EntityRef, and " + 
                      "ProcessingInstruction: " +
                      (obj == null ? "null" : obj.getClass().getName()) + 
                      " is not allowed");
                }
                itemsAdded++;
            }
        }
        catch (RuntimeException e) {
            ex = e;
        }
        finally {
            if (ex != null) {
                // Restore the original state
                content = oldContent;
                // Unmodify all modified elements.  DO NOT change any later 
                // elements tho because they may already have parents!
                Iterator i = newContent.iterator();
                while (itemsAdded-- > 0) {
                    Object obj = i.next();
                    if (obj instanceof Element) {
                        ((Element)obj).setParent(null);
                    }
                    else if (obj instanceof Comment) {
                        ((Comment)obj).setParent(null);
                    }
                    else if (obj instanceof ProcessingInstruction) {
                        ((ProcessingInstruction)obj).setParent(null);
                    }
                    else if (obj instanceof EntityRef) {
                        ((EntityRef)obj).setParent(null);
                    }
                }
                throw ex;
            }
        }

        // There was no old content, so just return
        if (oldContent == null) {
            return this;
        } 

        // Remove parentage on the old content
        Iterator itr = oldContent.iterator();
        while (itr.hasNext()) {
            Object obj = itr.next();
            if (obj instanceof Element) {
                ((Element)obj).setParent(null);
            }
            else if (obj instanceof Comment) {
                ((Comment)obj).setParent(null);
            }
            else if (obj instanceof ProcessingInstruction) {
                ((ProcessingInstruction)obj).setParent(null);
            }
            else if (obj instanceof EntityRef) {
                ((EntityRef)obj).setParent(null);
            }
        }

        return this;
    }

    public boolean hasChildren() {
        if (content == null || content.size() == 0) {
            return false;
        }
          
        Iterator i = content.iterator();
        while (i.hasNext()){
            if (i.next() instanceof Element) {
                return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This returns a <code>List</code> of all the child elements
     * nested directly (one level deep) within this element, as 
     * <code>Element</code> objects.  If this target element has no nested 
     * elements, an empty List is returned.  The returned list is "live"
     * in document order and changes to it affect the element's actual 
     * contents.
     * </p>
     * <p>
     * This performs no recursion, so elements nested two levels
     *   deep would have to be obtained with:
     * <pre>
     * <code>
     *   Iterator itr = currentElement.getChildren().iterator();
     *   while (itr.hasNext()) {
     *     Element oneLevelDeep = (Element)nestedElements.next();
     *     List twoLevelsDeep = oneLevelDeep.getChildren();
     *     // Do something with these children
     *   }
     * </code>
     * </pre>
     * </p>
     *
     * @return list of child <code>Element</code> objects for this element
     */
    public List getChildren() {
        if (content == null) {
            content = new ArrayList(INITIAL_ARRAY_SIZE);
        }
 
        PartialList elements = new PartialList(content, this);

        Iterator i = content.iterator();
        while (i.hasNext()) {
            Object obj = i.next();
            if (obj instanceof Element) {
                elements.addPartial(obj);
            }
        }

        return elements;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This sets the content of the element to be the List of 
     * <code>Element</code> objects within the supplied <code>List</code>.
     * All existing element and non-element content of the element is removed.
     * In event of an exception the children may be partially added.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param children <code>List</code> of <code>Element</code> objects to add
     * @return this element modified
     */
    public Element setChildren(List children) {
        return setContent(children);
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This returns a <code>List</code> of all the child elements
     * nested directly (one level deep) within this element with the given
     * local name and belonging to no namespace, returned as 
     * <code>Element</code> objects.  If this target element has no nested 
     * elements with the given name outside a namespace, an empty List 
     * is returned.  The returned list is "live" in document order
     * and changes to it affect the element's actual contents.
     * </p>
     * <p>
     * Please see the notes for <code>{@link #getChildren}</code>
     * for a code example.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param name local name for the children to match
     * @return all matching child elements
     */
    public List getChildren(String name) {
        return getChildren(name, Namespace.NO_NAMESPACE);
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This returns a <code>List</code> of all the child elements
     * nested directly (one level deep) within this element with the given
     * local name and belonging to the given Namespace, returned as 
     * <code>Element</code> objects.  If this target element has no nested 
     * elements with the given name in the given Namespace, an empty List 
     * is returned.  The returned list is "live" in document order
     * and changes to it affect the element's actual contents.
     * </p>
     * <p>
     * Please see the notes for <code>{@link #getChildren}</code>
     * for a code example.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param name local name for the children to match
     * @param ns <code>Namespace</code> to search within
     * @return all matching child elements
     */
    public List getChildren(String name, Namespace ns) {
        PartialList children = new PartialList(getChildren(), this);

        if (content != null) {
            String uri = ns.getURI();
            Iterator i = content.iterator();
            while (i.hasNext()) {
                Object obj = i.next();
                if (obj instanceof Element) {
                    Element element = (Element)obj;
                    if ((element.getNamespaceURI().equals(uri)) &&
                        (element.getName().equals(name))) {
                        children.addPartial(element);
                    }
                }
            }
        }

        return children;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This returns the first child element within this element with the 
     * given local name and belonging to the given namespace.
     * If no elements exist for the specified name and namespace, null is 
     * returned.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param name local name of child element to match
     * @param ns <code>Namespace</code> to search within
     * @return the first matching child element, or null if not found
     */
    public Element getChild(String name, Namespace ns) {
        if (content == null) {
            return null;
        }

        String uri = ns.getURI();
        Iterator i = content.iterator();
        while (i.hasNext()) {
            Object obj = i.next();
            if (obj instanceof Element) {
                Element element = (Element)obj;
                if ((element.getNamespaceURI().equals(uri)) &&
                    (element.getName().equals(name))) {
                    return element;
                }
            }
        }

        // If we got here, none found
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This returns the first child element within this element with the 
     * given local name and belonging to no namespace.
     * If no elements exist for the specified name and namespace, null is 
     * returned.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param name local name of child element to match
     * @return the first matching child element, or null if not found
     */
    public Element getChild(String name) {
        return getChild(name, Namespace.NO_NAMESPACE);
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This adds text content to this element.  It does not replace the
     * existing content as does <code>setText()</code>.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param text <code>String</code> to add
     * @return this element modified
     */
    public Element addContent(String text) {
        if (content == null) {
            content = new ArrayList(INITIAL_ARRAY_SIZE);
        }

        int size = content.size();
        if (size > 0) {
            Object ob = content.get(size - 1);
            if (ob instanceof String) {
                text = (String)ob + text;
                content.remove(size - 1);
            }
        }
        content.add(text);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This adds element content to this element.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param element <code>Element</code> to add
     * @return this element modified
     * @throws IllegalAddException if the element you're attempting to
     *         add already has a parent element, or if you're attempting
     *         to add it as a descendent of itself (which would result in
     *         a recursive element definition!).
     */
    public Element addContent(Element element) {
        if (element.isRootElement()) {
            throw new IllegalAddException(this, element,
                "The element already has an existing parent " +
                "(the document root)");
        } else if (element.getParent() != null) {
            throw new IllegalAddException(this, element,
                "The element already has an existing parent \"" +
                element.getParent().getQualifiedName() + "\"");
        } else if (element == this) {
            throw new IllegalAddException(this, element,
                "The element cannot be added to itself");
        } else if (isAncestor(element)) {
            throw new IllegalAddException(this, element,
                "The element cannot be added as a descendent of itself");
        }

        if (content == null) {
            content = new ArrayList(INITIAL_ARRAY_SIZE);
        }

        element.setParent(this);
        content.add(element);
        return this;
    }

    // Scan ancestry looking for an element
    private boolean isAncestor(Element e) {
        Object p = parent;
        while (p instanceof Element) {
            if (p == e) {
                return true;
            }
            p = ((Element)p).getParent();
        }
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This adds a processing instruction as content to this element.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param pi <code>ProcessingInstruction</code> to add
     * @return this element modified
     * @throws IllegalAddException if the given processing instruction,
     *         <code>pi</code>, already has a parent.
     */
    public Element addContent(ProcessingInstruction pi) {
        if (pi.getParent() != null) {
            throw new IllegalAddException(this, pi,
                "The PI already has an existing parent \"" +
                pi.getParent().getQualifiedName() + "\"");
        } else if (pi.getDocument() != null) {
            throw new IllegalAddException(this, pi,
                "The PI already has an existing parent " +
                "(the document root)");
        }

        if (content == null) {
            content = new ArrayList(INITIAL_ARRAY_SIZE);
        }

        content.add(pi);
        pi.setParent(this);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This adds entity content to this element.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param entity <code>EntityRef</code> to add
     * @return this element modified
     * @throws IllegalAddException if the given EntityRef already has a
     *         parent.
     */
    public Element addContent(EntityRef entity) {
        if (entity.getParent() != null) {
            throw new IllegalAddException(this, entity,
                "The entity reference already has an existing parent \"" +
                entity.getParent().getQualifiedName() + "\"");
        }

        if (content == null) {
            content = new ArrayList(INITIAL_ARRAY_SIZE);
        }

        content.add(entity);
        entity.setParent(this);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This adds a CDATA section as content to this element.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param cdata <code>CDATA</code> to add
     * @return this element modified
     */
    public Element addContent(CDATA cdata) {
        if (content == null) {
            content = new ArrayList(INITIAL_ARRAY_SIZE);
        }

        content.add(cdata);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This adds a comment as content to this element.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param comment <code>Comment</code> to add
     * @return this element modified
     * @throws IllegalAddException if the given Comment already has a
     *         parent.
     */
    public Element addContent(Comment comment) {
        if (comment.getParent() != null) {
            throw new IllegalAddException(this, comment,
                "The comment already has an existing parent \"" +
                comment.getParent().getQualifiedName() + "\"");
        } else if (comment.getDocument() != null) {
            throw new IllegalAddException(this, comment,
                "The comment already has an existing parent " +
                "(the document root)");
        }

        if (content == null) {
            content = new ArrayList(INITIAL_ARRAY_SIZE);
        }

        content.add(comment);
        comment.setParent(this);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This removes the first child element (one level deep) with the
     * given local name and belonging to no namespace.
     * Returns true if a child was removed.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param name the name of child elements to remove
     * @return whether deletion occurred
     */
    public boolean removeChild(String name) {
        return removeChild(name, Namespace.NO_NAMESPACE);
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This removes the first child element (one level deep) with the
     * given local name and belonging to the given namespace.
     * Returns true if a child was removed.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param name the name of child element to remove
     * @param ns <code>Namespace</code> to search within
     * @return whether deletion occurred
     */
    public boolean removeChild(String name, Namespace ns) {
        if (content == null) {
            return false;
        }

        String uri = ns.getURI();
        Iterator i = content.iterator();
        while (i.hasNext()) {
            Object obj = i.next();
            if (obj instanceof Element) {
                Element element = (Element)obj;
                if ((element.getNamespaceURI().equals(uri)) &&
                    (element.getName().equals(name))) {
                    element.setParent(null);
                    i.remove();
                    return true;
                }
            }
        }

        // If we got here, none found
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This removes all child elements (one level deep) with the
     * given local name and belonging to no namespace.
     * Returns true if any were removed.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param name the name of child elements to remove
     * @return whether deletion occurred
     */
    public boolean removeChildren(String name) {
        return removeChildren(name, Namespace.NO_NAMESPACE);
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This removes all child elements (one level deep) with the
     * given local name and belonging to the given namespace.
     * Returns true if any were removed.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param name the name of child elements to remove
     * @param ns <code>Namespace</code> to search within
     * @return whether deletion occurred
     */
    public boolean removeChildren(String name, Namespace ns) {
        if (content == null) {
            return false;
        }

        String uri = ns.getURI();
        boolean deletedSome = false;
        Iterator i = content.iterator();
        while (i.hasNext()) {
            Object obj = i.next();
            if (obj instanceof Element) {
                Element element = (Element)obj;
                if ((element.getNamespaceURI().equals(uri)) &&
                    (element.getName().equals(name))) {
                    element.setParent(null);
                    i.remove();
                    deletedSome = true;
                }
            }
        }

        return deletedSome;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This removes all child elements.  Returns true if any were removed.
     * </p>
     *
     * @return whether deletion occurred
     */
    public boolean removeChildren() {
        boolean deletedSome = false;
        if (content != null) {
            Iterator i = content.iterator();
            while (i.hasNext()) {
                Object obj = i.next();
                if (obj instanceof Element) {
                    Element element = (Element)obj;
                    i.remove();
                    element.setParent(null);
                    deletedSome = true;
                }
            }
        }
        return deletedSome;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This returns the complete set of attributes for this element, as a 
     * <code>List</code> of <code>Attribute</code> objects in no particular 
     * order, or an empty list if there are none.  
     * The returned list is "live" and changes to it affect the 
     * element's actual attributes.
     * </p>
     *
     * @return attributes for the element
     */
    public List getAttributes() {
        if (attributes == null) {
            attributes = new ArrayList(INITIAL_ARRAY_SIZE);
        }

        PartialList atts = new PartialList(attributes, this);
        atts.addAllPartial(attributes);
        return atts;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This returns the attribute for this element with the given name
     * and within no namespace.  
     * </p>
     *
     * @param name name of the attribute to return
     * @return attribute for the element
     */
    public Attribute getAttribute(String name) {
        return getAttribute(name, Namespace.NO_NAMESPACE);
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This returns the attribute for this element with the given name
     * and within the given Namespace.  
     * </p>
     *
     * @param name name of the attribute to return
     * @param ns <code>Namespace</code> to search within
     * @return attribute for the element
     */
    public Attribute getAttribute(String name, Namespace ns) {
        if (attributes == null) {
            return null;
        }        

        String uri = ns.getURI();
        Iterator i = attributes.iterator();
        while (i.hasNext()) {
            Attribute att = (Attribute)i.next();
            if ((att.getNamespaceURI().equals(uri)) &&
                (att.getName().equals(name))) {
                return att;
            }
        }

        // If we got here, nothing found
        return null;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This returns the attribute value for the attribute with the given name
     * and within no namespace, null if there is no such attribute, and the
     * empty string if the attribute value is empty.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param name name of the attribute whose value to be returned
     * @return the named attribute's value, or null if no such attribute
     */
    public String getAttributeValue(String name) {
        return getAttributeValue(name, Namespace.NO_NAMESPACE);
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This returns the attribute value for the attribute with the given name
     * and within the given Namespace, null if there is no such attribute, and
     * the empty string if the attribute value is empty.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param name name of the attribute whose valud is to be returned
     * @param ns <code>Namespace</code> to search within
     * @return the named attribute's value, or null if no such attribute
     */
    public String getAttributeValue(String name, Namespace ns) {
        Attribute attrib = getAttribute(name, ns);
        if (attrib == null) {
            return null;
        } else {
            return attrib.getValue();
        }
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This sets all the attributes for this element to be those
     * in the given <code>List</code>; all existing attributes are removed.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param attributes <code>List</code> of attributes to set
     * @return this element modified
     */
    public Element setAttributes(List attributes) {
        // XXX Verify attributes are all parentless first
        this.attributes = attributes;
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This sets an attribute value for this element.  Any existing attribute
     * with the same name and namespace URI is removed.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param name name of the attribute to set
     * @param value value of the attribute to set
     * @return this element modified
     */
    public Element setAttribute(String name, String value) {
        return setAttribute(new Attribute(name, value));
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This sets an attribute value for this element.  Any existing attribute
     * with the same name and namespace URI is removed.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param name name of the attribute to set
     * @param value value of the attribute to set
     * @param ns namespace of the attribute to set
     * @return this element modified
     */
    public Element setAttribute(String name, String value, Namespace ns) {
        return setAttribute(new Attribute(name, value, ns));
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This sets an attribute value for this element.  Any existing attribute 
     * with the same name and namespace URI is removed.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param attribute <code>Attribute</code> to set
     * @return this element modified
     * @throws IllegalAddException if the attribute being added already has a 
     *   parent or if the attribute namespace prefix collides with another 
     *   namespace prefix on the element.
     */
    public Element setAttribute(Attribute attribute) {
        if (attribute.getParent() != null) {
            throw new IllegalAddException(this, attribute,
                "The attribute already has an existing parent \"" +
                attribute.getParent().getQualifiedName() + "\"");
        }

        // Performance optimizing flag to help determine if we need to 
        // bother removing an old attribute
        boolean preExisting = false;

        // Verify the attribute's namespace prefix doesn't collide with
        // another attribute prefix or this element's prefix.
        // This is unfortunately pretty heavyweight but we don't need to do it
        // for attributes without a namespace, and a little testing shows no
        // real difference in build times anyway.
        String prefix = attribute.getNamespace().getPrefix();
        String uri = attribute.getNamespace().getURI();
        if (!prefix.equals("")) {
          if (prefix.equals(getNamespacePrefix()) && 
                !uri.equals(getNamespaceURI())) {
              throw new IllegalAddException(this, attribute,
                "The attribute namespace prefix \"" + prefix + 
                "\" collides with the element namespace prefix");
          }
          if (additionalNamespaces != null && additionalNamespaces.size() > 0) {
              Iterator itr = additionalNamespaces.iterator();
              while (itr.hasNext()) {
                  Namespace ns = (Namespace) itr.next();
                  if (prefix.equals(ns.getPrefix()) && 
                        !uri.equals(ns.getURI())) {
                      throw new IllegalAddException(this, attribute,
                        "The attribute namespace prefix \"" + prefix +
                        "\" collides with a namespace declared by the element");
                  }
              }
          }
        }

        // Walk the attributes looking for one to replace, or for a ns conflict
        if (attributes != null && attributes.size() > 0) {
            Iterator itr = attributes.iterator();
            while (itr.hasNext()) {
                Attribute att = (Attribute)itr.next();
                Namespace ns = att.getNamespace();
                // Keep track if we have an existing attribute
                if (attribute.getName().equals(att.getName()) &&
                      ns.getURI().equals(att.getNamespaceURI())) {
                    preExisting = true;
                }

                if (!prefix.equals("") && prefix.equals(ns.getPrefix()) && 
                      !uri.equals(ns.getURI())) {
                    throw new IllegalAddException(this, attribute,
                        "The attribute namespace prefix \"" + prefix +
                        "\" collides with another attribute namespace on " +
                        "the element");
                }
            }
        }
  
        if (attributes == null) {
            attributes = new ArrayList(INITIAL_ARRAY_SIZE);
        }
        else if (preExisting) {
            // Remove any pre-existing attribute
            removeAttribute(attribute.getName(), attribute.getNamespace());
        }

        attributes.add(attribute);
        attribute.setParent(this);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This adds an attribute to this element with the given name and value.
     * To add attributes in namespaces using addAttribute(Attribute).
     * </p>
     *
     * @param name name of the attribute to add
     * @param value value of the attribute to add
     * @return this element modified
     * @deprecated Deprecated in beta7, use setAttribute(Attribute) instead
     */
    public Element addAttribute(String name, String value) {
        return addAttribute(new Attribute(name, value));
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This removes the attribute with the given name and within the
     * given namespace URI.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param name name of attribute to remove
     * @param uri namespace URI of attribute to remove
     * @return whether the attribute was removed
     * @deprecated Deprecated in beta7, use removeAttribute(String, Namespace)
     *             instead.
     */
    public boolean removeAttribute(String name, String uri) {
        Iterator i = attributes.iterator();
        while (i.hasNext()) {
            Attribute att = (Attribute)i.next();
            if ((att.getNamespaceURI().equals(uri)) &&
                (att.getName().equals(name))) {
                i.remove();
                att.setParent(null);
                return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This removes the attribute with the given name and within no
     * namespace. If no such attribute exists, this method does nothing.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param name name of attribute to remove
     * @return whether the attribute was removed
     */
    public boolean removeAttribute(String name) {
        return removeAttribute(name, Namespace.NO_NAMESPACE);
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This removes the attribute with the given name and within the
     * given Namespace.  If no such attribute exists, this method does
     * nothing.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param name name of attribute to remove
     * @param ns namespace URI of attribute to remove
     * @return whether the attribute was removed
     */
    public boolean removeAttribute(String name, Namespace ns) {
        if (attributes == null) {
            return false;
        }

        String uri = ns.getURI();
        Iterator i = attributes.iterator();
        while (i.hasNext()) {
            Attribute att = (Attribute)i.next();
            if ((att.getNamespaceURI().equals(uri)) &&
                (att.getName().equals(name))) {
                i.remove();
                att.setParent(null);
                return true;
            }
        }
        return false;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     *  This returns a <code>String</code> representation of the
     *    <code>Element</code>, suitable for debugging. If the XML
     *    representation of the <code>Element</code> is desired,
     *    {@link org.jdom.output.XMLOutputter#outputString(Element)} 
     *    should be used.
     * </p>
     *
     * @return <code>String</code> - information about the
     *         <code>Element</code>
     */
    public String toString() {
        StringBuffer stringForm = new StringBuffer(64)
            .append("[Element: <")
            .append(getQualifiedName());

        String nsuri = getNamespaceURI();
        if (!nsuri.equals("")) {
            stringForm
            .append(" [Namespace: ")
            .append(nsuri)
            .append("]");
        }
        stringForm.append("/>]");

        return stringForm.toString();
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     *  This tests for equality of this <code>Element</code> to the supplied
     *    <code>Object</code>, explicitly using the == operator.  
     * </p>
     *
     * @param ob <code>Object</code> to compare to
     * @return whether the elements are equal
     */
    public final boolean equals(Object ob) {
        return (this == ob);
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     *  This returns the hash code for this <code>Element</code>.
     * </p>
     *
     * @return inherited hash code
     */
    public final int hashCode() {
        return super.hashCode();
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     *  This returns a deep clone of this element.
     *  The new element is detached from its parent, and getParent()
     *  on the clone will return null. 
     * </p>
     *
     * @return the clone of this element
     */
    public Object clone() {

        // Ken Rune Helland <kenh@csc.no> is our local clone() guru

        Element element = null;

        try {
            element = (Element) super.clone();
        } catch (CloneNotSupportedException ce) {
            // Can't happen
        }

        // name and namespace are references to imutable objects
        // so super.clone() handles them ok

        // Reference to parent is copied by super.clone() 
        // (Object.clone()) so we have to remove it
        element.parent = null;

        // Reference to content list and attribute lists are copyed by 
        // super.clone() so we set it new lists if the original had lists
        element.content = (this.content == null) ? null :
                                  new ArrayList(INITIAL_ARRAY_SIZE);
        element.attributes = (this.attributes == null) ? null :
                                  new ArrayList(INITIAL_ARRAY_SIZE);

        // Cloning attributes
        if (attributes != null) {
            for (Iterator i = attributes.iterator(); i.hasNext(); ) {
                Attribute a = (Attribute)((Attribute)i.next()).clone();
                a.setParent(element);
                element.attributes.add(a);
            }
        }

        // Cloning content
        // No need to clone CDATA or String since they're immutable
        if (content != null) {
            for (Iterator i = content.iterator(); i.hasNext(); ) {
                Object obj = i.next();
                if (obj instanceof String) {
                    element.content.add(obj);
                } else if (obj instanceof Element) {
                    Element e = (Element)((Element)obj).clone();
                    e.setParent(element);
                    element.content.add(e);
                } else if (obj instanceof Comment) {
                    Comment c = (Comment)((Comment)obj).clone();
                    c.setParent(element);
                    element.content.add(c);
                } else if (obj instanceof CDATA) {
                    element.content.add(obj);
                } else if (obj instanceof ProcessingInstruction) {
                    ProcessingInstruction p = (ProcessingInstruction)
                        ((ProcessingInstruction)obj).clone();
                    element.content.add(p);
                } else if (obj instanceof EntityRef) {
                    EntityRef e = (EntityRef)((EntityRef)obj).clone();
                    e.setParent(element);
                    element.content.add(e);
                }
            }
        }

        // Handle additional namespaces
        if (additionalNamespaces != null) {
            // Avoid additionalNamespaces.clone() because List isn't Cloneable
            element.additionalNamespaces = new ArrayList();
            element.additionalNamespaces.addAll(additionalNamespaces);
        }

        return element;
    }
    
    // Support a custom Namespace serialization so no two namespace
    // object instances may exist for the same prefix/uri pair
    private void writeObject(ObjectOutputStream out) throws IOException {

        out.defaultWriteObject();

        // We use writeObject() and not writeUTF() to minimize space
        // This allows for writing pointers to already written strings
        out.writeObject(namespace.getPrefix());
        out.writeObject(namespace.getURI());
    }

    private void readObject(ObjectInputStream in)
        throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException {
        
        in.defaultReadObject();

        namespace = Namespace.getNamespace(
            (String)in.readObject(), (String)in.readObject());
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This removes the specified <code>Element</code>.
     * If the specified <code>Element</code> is not a child of
     * this <code>Element</code>, this method does nothing.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param child <code>Element</code> to delete
     * @return whether deletion occurred
     */
    public boolean removeContent(Element element) {
        if (content == null) {
            return false;
        }

        if (content.remove(element)) {
            element.setParent(null);
            return true;
        } else {
            return false;
        }
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This removes the specified <code>ProcessingInstruction</code>.
     * If the specified <code>ProcessingInstruction</code> is not a child of
     * this <code>Element</code>, this method does nothing.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param child <code>ProcessingInstruction</code> to delete
     * @return whether deletion occurred
     */
    public boolean removeContent(ProcessingInstruction pi) {
        if (content == null) {
            return false;
        }
        if (content.remove(pi)) {
            pi.setParent(null);
            return true;
        } else {
            return false;
        }
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This removes the specified <code>Comment</code>.
     * If the specified <code>Comment</code> is not a child of
     * this <code>Element</code>, this method does nothing.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param comment <code>Comment</code> to delete
     * @return whether deletion occurred
     */
    public boolean removeContent(Comment comment) {
        if (content == null) {
            return false;
        }
        if (content.remove(comment)) {
            comment.setParent(null);
            return true;
        } else {
            return false;
        }
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This removes the specified <code>CDATA</code>.
     * If the specified <code>CDATA</code> is not a child of
     * this <code>Element</code>, this method does nothing.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param cdata <code>CDATA</code> to delete
     * @return whether deletion occurred
     */
    public boolean removeContent(CDATA cdata) {
        if (content == null) {
            return false;
        }
        if (content.remove(cdata)) {
            return true;
        } else {
            return false;
        }
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This removes the specified <code>EntityRef</code>.
     * If the specified <code>EntityRef</code> is not a child of
     * this <code>Element</code>, this method does nothing.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param child <code>EntityRef</code> to delete
     * @return whether deletion occurred
     */
    public boolean removeContent(EntityRef entity) {
        if (content == null) {
            return false;
        }
        if (content.remove(entity)) {
            entity.setParent(null);
            return true;
        } else {
            return false;
        }
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     *  This creates a copy of this <code>Element</code>, with the new
     *    name specified, and in the specified <code>{@link Namespace}</code>.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param name <code>String</code> name of new <code>Element</code> copy.
     * @param ns <code>Namespace</code> to put copy in.
     * @return <code>Element</code> copy of this <code>Element</code>.
     *
     * @deprecated Deprecated in beta7, use clone(), setName(), and
     * setNamespace() instead
     */
    public Element getCopy(String name, Namespace ns) {
        Element clone = (Element)clone();
        clone.namespace = ns;
        clone.name = name;

        return clone;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     *  This creates a copy of this <code>Element</code>, with the new
     *    name specified, and in no namespace.
     * </p>
     *
     * @param name <code>String</code> name of new <code>Element</code> copy.
     *
     * @deprecated Deprecated in beta7, use clone() and setName() instead
     */
    public Element getCopy(String name) {
        return getCopy(name, Namespace.NO_NAMESPACE);
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This adds an attribute to this element.  Any existing attribute with
     * the same name and namespace URI is removed.  (TODO: Code the
     * replacement logic.)
     * </p>
     *
     * @param attribute <code>Attribute</code> to add
     * @return this element modified
     * @throws IllegalAddException if the given attribute already exists
     *         within this element.
     *
     * @deprecated Deprecated in beta7, use setAttribute(Attribute) instead
     */
    public Element addAttribute(Attribute attribute) {
        if (getAttribute(attribute.getName(), attribute.getNamespace())
                 != null) {
            throw new IllegalAddException(
                this, attribute, "Duplicate attributes are not allowed");
        }

        if (attribute.getParent() != null) {
            throw new IllegalAddException(this, attribute,
                "The attribute already has an existing parent \"" +
                attribute.getParent().getQualifiedName() + "\"");
        }

        // XXX Should verify attribute ns prefix doesn't collide with
        // another attribute prefix or this element's prefix

        if (attributes == null) {
            attributes = new ArrayList(INITIAL_ARRAY_SIZE);
        }

        attributes.add(attribute);
        attribute.setParent(this);
        return this;
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     *  This will return the <code>Element</code> in XML format,
     *    usable in an XML document.
     * </p>
     *
     * @return <code>String</code> - the serialized form of the
     *         <code>Element</code>.
     * @throws RuntimeException always! This method is not yet
     *         implemented. It is also deprecated as of beta 7.
     *
     * @deprecated Deprecated in beta7, use XMLOutputter.outputString(Element)
     * instead
     */
    public final String getSerializedForm() {
        throw new RuntimeException(
          "Element.getSerializedForm() is not yet implemented");
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This returns the full content of the element as a List which
     * may contain objects of type <code>String</code>, <code>Element</code>,
     * <code>Comment</code>, <code>ProcessingInstruction</code>,
     * <code>CDATA</code>, and <code>EntityRef</code>.  
     * When there is technically no mixed content and
     * all contents are of the same type, then all objects returned in the
     * List will be of the same type.  The List returned is "live" in 
     * document order and modifications to it affect the element's actual 
     * contents.  Whitespace content is returned in its entirety.
     * </p>
     *
     * @return a <code>List</code> containing the mixed content of the
     *         element: may contain <code>String</code>,
     *         <code>{@link Element}</code>, <code>{@link Comment}</code>,
     *         <code>{@link ProcessingInstruction}</code>,
     *         <code>{@link CDATA}</code>, and
     *         <code>{@link EntityRef}</code> objects.
     *
     * @deprecated Deprecated in beta7, use getContent() instead
     */
    public List getMixedContent() {
        return getContent();
    }

    /**
     * <p>
     * This sets the content of the element.  The passed in List should
     * contain only objects of type <code>String</code>, <code>Element</code>,
     * <code>Comment</code>, <code>ProcessingInstruction</code>, 
     * <code>CDATA</code>, and <code>EntityRef</code>.  Passing a null or
     * empty List clears the existing content.  In event of an exception 
     * the original content will be unchanged and the items in the added
     * content will be unaltered.
     * </p>
     *
     * @return this element modified
     * @throws IllegalAddException if the List contains objects of 
     *         illegal types.
     *
     * @deprecated Deprecated in beta7, use setContent(List) instead
     */
    public Element setMixedContent(List mixedContent) {
        return setContent(mixedContent);
    }
}