package XML::Elemental::Characters;
use strict;
use base qw( XML::Elemental::Node );

__PACKAGE__->mk_accessors(qw( data parent ));

1;

__END__

=begin

=head1 NAME

XML::Elemental::Characters - a generic characters object.

=head1 DESCRIPTION

XML::Elemental::Characters is a subclass of L<XML::Elemental::Node>
that is used by the Elemental parser to represent character
data.

=head1 METHODS

=item XML::Elemental::Characters->new

Parameterless constructor. Returns an instance of the object.

=item $chars->parent([$object])

Returns a reference to the parent object. If a parameter is passed
the parent is set.

=item $chars->data([$string])

A method that returns the character data as a string. If a
parameter is passed the value is set.

=item $chars->root

A method that returns a reference to the Elemental Document object.

=head1 AUTHOR & COPYRIGHT

Please see the XML::Elemental manpage for author, copyright, and
license information.

=cut

=end