protected String alterCase(String value){
switch (getCase()) {
case UPPERCASE:
    return value.toUpperCase();
case LOWERCASE:
  return value.toLowerCase();
default :
return value;
}
}

protected String alterCase ( String value ) { switch ( getCase ( ) ) { case UPPERCASE : return value . toUpperCase ( ) ; case LOWERCASE : return value . toLowerCase ( ) ; default : return value ; } }
alter the case of this element so that it is rendered according to whatever the value of case_type is . default is mixedcase
