XOM API for Processing XML with Java

[dirk bergstrom <dirk AT juniper.net>]

i saw this in ExampleLister.java:

// Does this call for an isA method in Element?
// i.e. is such and such in tcertain namespace?
// or is it better to do this as part of a generic traversal
// API???? or a utility class
if (root.getLocalName().equals("chapter")) {

after a couple days of XOM coding, i'm all for having an isA method in 
Element.

i've got a slew of code like this:

String elemName = element.getLocalName();
if (elemName.equals(mumble)) {
    // foo
} else if (elemName.equals(frotz)) {
    // baz
} else...

and it would be nice to have an isA method to clean that up.

i know elharo is opposed to trivial convenience methods, but i think this
would make for better looking code.  the desire for it will come up
repeatedly, given the "iterate over elements" pattern of XOM coding.

my fractional cent of opinion...

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