Method text

src/main/java/groovy/util/Node.java:378–414

Returns the textual representation of the current node and all its child nodes. @return the text value of the node including child text

()

     * @return the text value of the node including child text
     */
    public String text() {
        if (value instanceof String) {
            return (String) value;
        }
        if (value instanceof NodeList) {
            return ((NodeList) value).text();
        }
        if (value instanceof Collection coll) {
            String previousText = null;
            StringBuilder sb = null;
            for (Object child : coll) {
                String childText = null;
                if (child instanceof String) {
                    childText = (String) child;
                } else if (child instanceof Node) {
                    childText = ((Node) child).text();
                }
                if (childText != null) {
                    if (previousText == null) {
                        previousText = childText;
                    } else {
                        if (sb == null) {
                            sb = new StringBuilder();
                            sb.append(previousText);
                        }
                        sb.append(childText);
                    }
                }
            }
            if (sb != null) {
                return sb.toString();
            } else {
                return Objects.requireNonNullElse(previousText, "");
            }
        }
        return "" + value;
    }

    /**
     * Returns an <code>Iterator</code> of the children of the node.