XOM API for Processing XML with Java

[Elliotte Rusty Harold <elharo AT metalab.unc.edu>]

At 3:39 AM +0900 9/20/02, Remko Popma wrote:


> In that respect, the classloader issue affects every class
> and is not a typesafe enum issue per se.
> The question is whether working in an environment with multiple classloaders
> is a design goal, as it will affect design and implementation considerably,
> not only whether typesafe enums should be used or not.

Good point.

Also, is there good reason for saying that two objects loaded by 
different class loaders are not equal when they might otherwise be? 
For instance, can Element objects loaded from two different class 
loaders access each others private parts or not?

I hate class loaders!
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