# \[Bug #1416\] Element#text= cause NoMethodError

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-1416-element-text-cause-nomethoderror/166649>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [April 28, 2009, 7:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-1416-element-text-cause-nomethoderror/166649 "2009-04-28T07:15:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Teruo\_Oshida](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@Teruo\_Oshida](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Teruo_Oshida)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 7:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-1416-element-text-cause-nomethoderror/166649/1 "2009-04-28T07:15:26Z")

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Bug #1416: Element#text= cause NoMethodError  
[http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/1416](http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/1416)

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ruby -v: ruby 1.9.1p0 (2009-01-30 revision 21907) [x86\_64-linux]

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**Author:** ![Teruo\_Oshida](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@Teruo\_Oshida](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Teruo_Oshida)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2009, 9:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-1416-element-text-cause-nomethoderror/166649/2 "2009-04-28T09:37:39Z")

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> Bug #1416: Element#text= cause NoMethodError  
> [http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/1416](http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/1416)

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**Author:** ![Teruo\_Oshida](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@Teruo\_Oshida](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Teruo_Oshida)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2009, 11:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-1416-element-text-cause-nomethoderror/166649/3 "2009-10-18T23:03:08Z")

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## Applied in r25396 + r25397 Thank you for the patch.

[http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/1416](http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/1416)