new (REXML::Text)

    # File rexml/text.rb, line 30
      def initialize(arg, respect_whitespace=false, parent=nil, pattern=PATTERN, raw=false)
    			@raw = raw
    			if parent
    				if parent == true
    					@raw = true
    					@parent = nil
    				elsif parent.kind_of? Parent
    					super( parent )
    					@raw = parent.raw
    				end
    			else
    				@parent = nil
    			end
    			if arg.kind_of? Source
    				# OPTIMIZE
    				# We've got two lines to do one search.  Can we improve this?
    				arg.match(PATTERN_SEARCH)
    				md = arg.match(pattern, true)
    				raise "no text to add" if md[0].length == 0
    				@string = md[1]
    				@string.squeeze!(" \n\t") unless respect_whitespace
    				@normalized = true
    				#@string = Node::read_with_substitution(@string, ILLEGAL) unless @raw
    			elsif arg.kind_of? String
    				@string = arg.clone
    				@string.squeeze!(" \n\t") unless respect_whitespace
    				@normalized = false
    				#@string = Text::normalize(@string) unless @raw
    				#@string = Node::read_with_substitution(@string) unless @raw
    			elsif arg.kind_of? Text
    				@string = arg.string
    				@raw = arg.raw
    				@normalized = true
    			elsif arg.kind_of? Parent
    				super( arg )
    			elsif [true,false].include? arg
    				@raw = arg
    			end
    		end