export type ElementType = 'Controller' | 'DataTypes' | 'DataType' | 'Member' | 'Tag' | 'Routine' | 'Tags' | 'Routines' | 'RLLContent' | 'Program' | 'Programs' | 'LocalTags' | 'LocalTag' | 'AddOnInstructionDefinitions' | 'AddOnInstructionDefinition' | 'Modules' | 'Tasks' | 'Parameter' | 'ParameterConnection' | 'ParameterConnections' | 'Structure' | 'DataValueMember';
export default class Element {
    elem_id: string;
    _dom: any;
    constructor(document_tree: {
        declaration?: any;
        type?: string;
        name?: string;
        elements?: any[];
        attributes?: any;
    });
    /**
     * Returns a mutable dom reference to be manipulated by user
     *
     * @readonly
     * @memberof Document
     */
    get dom(): any;
    get name(): any;
    /**
     * Finds the first desired element within the Document
     *
     * @param {string} type - Type of element to look for (e.g. Controller, Datatype, etc)
     * @param {object} [attr=null] - Object of attributes to match in element
     * @returns {object|null} found documents
     * @param {object} [search_tree=null] - Tree to search on
     * @memberof Document
     */
    findOne(type: ElementType, attr?: any, ignore?: string[], search_tree?: null): Element | null;
    /**
     * Finds desired element within the Document
     *
     * @param {string} type - Type of element to look for (e.g. Controller, Datatype, etc)
     * @param {object} [attr=null] - Object of attributes to match in element
     * @param {Array} [ignore=null] - Names to Ignore
     * @param {object} [search_tree=null] - Tree to search on
     * @returns {Array|null} found documents
     * @memberof Document
     */
    find(type: ElementType, attr?: null, ignore?: string[], search_tree?: null): Element[] | null;
    /**
     * Appends element to elem._dom.elements
     *
     * @param {Document} elem
     * @returns {Document} - this (for chaining)
     * @memberof Document
     */
    append(elem: Element): this;
    /**
     * Returns a string representation of the current document
     *
     * @returns {string}
     * @memberof Document
     */
    toString(): string;
    /**
     * Check if passed object is a document
     *
     * @static
     * @param {object} doc - object to test
     * @returns {boolean}
     * @memberof Document
     */
    static isElement(doc: Element): boolean | "";
}