XOM API for Processing XML with Java

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

At 11:22 AM -0400 9/19/02, John Cowan wrote:
> Elliotte Rusty Harold scripsit:
>
> >  What don't you like about element.getChildElements().size()?
>
> Instant garbage object.

I'm going through some old XOM mail and seeing what I've  fixed, what 
I can easily fix, and what's no longer relevant.

On the request for a getChildElementCount() method, I'm thinking the 
only common use case I can imagine for this is one followed by an 
iteration through the list. Given that I don't think this is likely 
to create an instant garbage object, so unless someone comes up with 
a good use case, I'm going to delete this feature request from my 
queue.

On the other hand, I did add the requested indexOf method several releases 
ago.
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