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class REXML::Parent
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<p>A parent has children, and has methods for accessing them. The <a href="Parent.html"><code>Parent</code></a> class is never encountered except as the superclass for some other object.</p>
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<p>Constructor @param parent if supplied, will be set as the parent of this object</p>
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<pre><span class="ruby-comment"># File lib/rexml/parent.rb, line 13</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier ruby-title">initialize</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">parent</span>=<span class="ruby-keyword">nil</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">super</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">parent</span>)
<span class="ruby-ivar">@children</span> = []
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<p>Fetches a child at a given index @param index the <a href="../Integer.html"><code>Integer</code></a> index of the child to fetch</p>
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<pre><span class="ruby-comment"># File lib/rexml/parent.rb, line 57</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier ruby-title">[]</span>( <span class="ruby-identifier">index</span> )
<span class="ruby-ivar">@children</span>[<span class="ruby-identifier">index</span>]
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span></pre>
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<p><a href="../Set.html"><code>Set</code></a> an index entry. See <a href="../MakeMakefile.html#method-c-5B-5D-3D"><code>Array.[]=</code></a> @param index the index of the element to set @param opt either the object to set, or an <a href="../Integer.html"><code>Integer</code></a> length @param child if opt is an <a href="../Integer.html"><code>Integer</code></a>, this is the child to set @return the parent (self)</p>
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<pre><span class="ruby-comment"># File lib/rexml/parent.rb, line 70</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier ruby-title">[]=</span>( <span class="ruby-operator">*</span><span class="ruby-identifier">args</span> )
<span class="ruby-identifier">args</span>[<span class="ruby-value">-1</span>].<span class="ruby-identifier">parent</span> = <span class="ruby-keyword">self</span>
<span class="ruby-ivar">@children</span>[<span class="ruby-operator">*</span><span class="ruby-identifier">args</span>[<span class="ruby-value">0</span><span class="ruby-operator">..</span><span class="ruby-value">-2</span>]] = <span class="ruby-identifier">args</span>[<span class="ruby-value">-1</span>]
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<pre><span class="ruby-comment"># File lib/rexml/parent.rb, line 18</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier ruby-title">add</span>( <span class="ruby-identifier">object</span> )
<span class="ruby-identifier">object</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">parent</span> = <span class="ruby-keyword">self</span>
<span class="ruby-ivar">@children</span> <span class="ruby-operator"><<</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">object</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">object</span>
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<span class="method-name">children</span><span
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<p>Deeply clones this object. This creates a complete duplicate of this <a href="Parent.html"><code>Parent</code></a>, including all descendants.</p>
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<pre><span class="ruby-comment"># File lib/rexml/parent.rb, line 148</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier ruby-title">deep_clone</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">cl</span> = <span class="ruby-identifier">clone</span>()
<span class="ruby-identifier">each</span> <span class="ruby-keyword">do</span> <span class="ruby-operator">|</span><span class="ruby-identifier">child</span><span class="ruby-operator">|</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">if</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">child</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">kind_of?</span> <span class="ruby-constant">Parent</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">cl</span> <span class="ruby-operator"><<</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">child</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">deep_clone</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">else</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">cl</span> <span class="ruby-operator"><<</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">child</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">clone</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">cl</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span></pre>
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<pre><span class="ruby-comment"># File lib/rexml/parent.rb, line 32</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier ruby-title">delete</span>( <span class="ruby-identifier">object</span> )
<span class="ruby-identifier">found</span> = <span class="ruby-keyword">false</span>
<span class="ruby-ivar">@children</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">delete_if</span> {<span class="ruby-operator">|</span><span class="ruby-identifier">c</span><span class="ruby-operator">|</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">c</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">equal?</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">object</span>) <span class="ruby-keyword">and</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">found</span> = <span class="ruby-keyword">true</span> }
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<span class="ruby-identifier">found</span> <span class="ruby-operator">?</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">object</span> <span class="ruby-operator">:</span> <span class="ruby-keyword">nil</span>
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<pre><span class="ruby-comment"># File lib/rexml/parent.rb, line 47</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier ruby-title">delete_at</span>( <span class="ruby-identifier">index</span> )
<span class="ruby-ivar">@children</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">delete_at</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">index</span>
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<pre><span class="ruby-comment"># File lib/rexml/parent.rb, line 43</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier ruby-title">delete_if</span>( <span class="ruby-operator">&</span><span class="ruby-identifier">block</span> )
<span class="ruby-ivar">@children</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">delete_if</span>(<span class="ruby-operator">&</span><span class="ruby-identifier">block</span>)
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span></pre>
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<pre><span class="ruby-comment"># File lib/rexml/parent.rb, line 39</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier ruby-title">each</span>(<span class="ruby-operator">&</span><span class="ruby-identifier">block</span>)
<span class="ruby-ivar">@children</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">each</span>(<span class="ruby-operator">&</span><span class="ruby-identifier">block</span>)
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span></pre>
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<pre><span class="ruby-comment"># File lib/rexml/parent.rb, line 51</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier ruby-title">each_index</span>( <span class="ruby-operator">&</span><span class="ruby-identifier">block</span> )
<span class="ruby-ivar">@children</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">each_index</span>(<span class="ruby-operator">&</span><span class="ruby-identifier">block</span>)
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span></pre>
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<p>Fetches the index of a given child @param child the child to get the index of @return the index of the child, or nil if the object is not a child of this parent.</p>
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<pre><span class="ruby-comment"># File lib/rexml/parent.rb, line 123</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier ruby-title">index</span>( <span class="ruby-identifier">child</span> )
<span class="ruby-identifier">count</span> = <span class="ruby-value">-1</span>
<span class="ruby-ivar">@children</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">find</span> { <span class="ruby-operator">|</span><span class="ruby-identifier">i</span><span class="ruby-operator">|</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">count</span> <span class="ruby-operator">+=</span> <span class="ruby-value">1</span> ; <span class="ruby-identifier">i</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">hash</span> <span class="ruby-operator">==</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">child</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">hash</span> }
<span class="ruby-identifier">count</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span></pre>
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<p>Inserts an child after another child @param child1 this is either an xpath or an <a href="Element.html"><code>Element</code></a>. If an <a href="Element.html"><code>Element</code></a>, child2 will be inserted after child1 in the child list of the parent. If an xpath, child2 will be inserted after the first child to match the xpath. @param child2 the child to insert @return the parent (self)</p>
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<pre><span class="ruby-comment"># File lib/rexml/parent.rb, line 102</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier ruby-title">insert_after</span>( <span class="ruby-identifier">child1</span>, <span class="ruby-identifier">child2</span> )
<span class="ruby-keyword">if</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">child1</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">kind_of?</span> <span class="ruby-constant">String</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">child1</span> = <span class="ruby-constant">XPath</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">first</span>( <span class="ruby-keyword">self</span>, <span class="ruby-identifier">child1</span> )
<span class="ruby-identifier">child1</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">parent</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">insert_after</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">child1</span>, <span class="ruby-identifier">child2</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">else</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">ind</span> = <span class="ruby-identifier">index</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">child1</span>)<span class="ruby-value">+1</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">child2</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">parent</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">delete</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">child2</span>) <span class="ruby-keyword">if</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">child2</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">parent</span>
<span class="ruby-ivar">@children</span>[<span class="ruby-identifier">ind</span>,<span class="ruby-value">0</span>] = <span class="ruby-identifier">child2</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">child2</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">parent</span> = <span class="ruby-keyword">self</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">self</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span></pre>
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<p>Inserts an child before another child @param child1 this is either an xpath or an <a href="Element.html"><code>Element</code></a>. If an <a href="Element.html"><code>Element</code></a>, child2 will be inserted before child1 in the child list of the parent. If an xpath, child2 will be inserted before the first child to match the xpath. @param child2 the child to insert @return the parent (self)</p>
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<pre><span class="ruby-comment"># File lib/rexml/parent.rb, line 82</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier ruby-title">insert_before</span>( <span class="ruby-identifier">child1</span>, <span class="ruby-identifier">child2</span> )
<span class="ruby-keyword">if</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">child1</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">kind_of?</span> <span class="ruby-constant">String</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">child1</span> = <span class="ruby-constant">XPath</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">first</span>( <span class="ruby-keyword">self</span>, <span class="ruby-identifier">child1</span> )
<span class="ruby-identifier">child1</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">parent</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">insert_before</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">child1</span>, <span class="ruby-identifier">child2</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">else</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">ind</span> = <span class="ruby-identifier">index</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">child1</span>)
<span class="ruby-identifier">child2</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">parent</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">delete</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">child2</span>) <span class="ruby-keyword">if</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">child2</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">parent</span>
<span class="ruby-ivar">@children</span>[<span class="ruby-identifier">ind</span>,<span class="ruby-value">0</span>] = <span class="ruby-identifier">child2</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">child2</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">parent</span> = <span class="ruby-keyword">self</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">self</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span></pre>
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<span class="method-name">length</span><span
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Alias for: <a href="Parent.html#method-i-size">size</a>
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<span class="method-name">parent?</span><span
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<pre><span class="ruby-comment"># File lib/rexml/parent.rb, line 162</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier ruby-title">parent?</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">true</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span></pre>
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<span class="method-name">push</span><span
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Also aliased as: <a href="Parent.html#method-i-3C-3C"><<</a>
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Alias for: <a href="Parent.html#method-i-add">add</a>
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<span class="method-name">replace_child</span><span
class="method-args">( to_replace, replacement )</span>
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<p>Replaces one child with another, making sure the nodelist is correct @param to_replace the child to replace (must be a <a href="Child.html"><code>Child</code></a>) @param replacement the child to insert into the nodelist (must be a <a href="Child.html"><code>Child</code></a>)</p>
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<pre><span class="ruby-comment"># File lib/rexml/parent.rb, line 140</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier ruby-title">replace_child</span>( <span class="ruby-identifier">to_replace</span>, <span class="ruby-identifier">replacement</span> )
<span class="ruby-ivar">@children</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">map!</span> {<span class="ruby-operator">|</span><span class="ruby-identifier">c</span><span class="ruby-operator">|</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">c</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">equal?</span>( <span class="ruby-identifier">to_replace</span> ) <span class="ruby-operator">?</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">replacement</span> <span class="ruby-operator">:</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">c</span> }
<span class="ruby-identifier">to_replace</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">parent</span> = <span class="ruby-keyword">nil</span>
<span class="ruby-identifier">replacement</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">parent</span> = <span class="ruby-keyword">self</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span></pre>
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<span class="method-name">size</span><span
class="method-args">()</span>
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<p>@return the number of children of this parent</p>
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<pre><span class="ruby-comment"># File lib/rexml/parent.rb, line 130</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier ruby-title">size</span>
<span class="ruby-ivar">@children</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">size</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span></pre>
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Also aliased as: <a href="Parent.html#method-i-length">length</a>
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<div id="method-i-to_a" class="method-detail ">
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<span class="method-name">to_a</span><span
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<pre><span class="ruby-comment"># File lib/rexml/parent.rb, line 115</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier ruby-title">to_a</span>
<span class="ruby-ivar">@children</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">dup</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span></pre>
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Also aliased as: <a href="Parent.html#method-i-children">children</a>
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<div id="method-i-unshift" class="method-detail ">
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<span class="method-name">unshift</span><span
class="method-args">( object )</span>
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<pre><span class="ruby-comment"># File lib/rexml/parent.rb, line 27</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier ruby-title">unshift</span>( <span class="ruby-identifier">object</span> )
<span class="ruby-identifier">object</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">parent</span> = <span class="ruby-keyword">self</span>
<span class="ruby-ivar">@children</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">unshift</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">object</span>
<span class="ruby-keyword">end</span></pre>
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