[jdom-interest] getText() returns null or ""

[Jason Hunter]

> I think a goal higher than "consistent with the rest of the API"
> is "meaningful semantics".  In that case, I think the empty
> string is the way to go.
> 
> One could argue, if we're returning nulls, that
> Element.getAllMyFineChildrenElements(),
> if it had none, should return null, instead of Collections.EMPTY_LIST.

Good point, Bob.  

+1 for returning "".

-jh-