--- !ruby/object:RI::MethodDescription 
aliases: []

block_params: 
comment: 
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::P 
  body: Sets an element, replacing any previous matching element. If no existing element is found ,the element is added.
- !ruby/object:SM::Flow::LIST 
  contents: 
  - !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::LI 
    label: "index:"
    body: Used to find a matching element to replace. See []().
  - !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::LI 
    label: "element:"
    body: The element to replace the existing element with the previous element
  - !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::LI 
    label: "Returns:"
    body: nil if no previous element was found.
  type: :NOTE
- !ruby/struct:SM::Flow::VERB 
  body: " doc = Document.new '<a/>'\n doc.root.elements[10] = Element.new('b')    #-> <a><b/></a>\n doc.root.elements[1]                        #-> <b/>\n doc.root.elements[1] = Element.new('c')     #-> <a><c/></a>\n doc.root.elements['c'] = Element.new('d')   #-> <a><d/></a>\n"
full_name: REXML::Elements#[]=
is_singleton: false
name: "[]="
params: ( index, element )
visibility: public