code: def to_text(self):
          
          if self.items is None:
              return
          else:
              text = ''
              for item in self.items:
                  text += ' - %s\n' % item.to_text()
  
              return text
docs: Render a Text MessageElement as plain text.
  
          :returns: The plain text representation of the Text MessageElement.
          :rtype: basestring