def text(self):
        """Get indent text as \t or string of spaces
        """
        if self.useTabs:
            return '\t'
        else:
            return ' ' * self.width
def get_date(self, p_tag):
        """ Given a date tag, return a date object. """
        string = self.tag_value(p_tag)
        result = None

        try:
            result = date_string_to_date(string) if string else None
        except ValueError:
            pass

        return result