XOM API for Processing XML with Java

["Bradley S. Huffman" <hip AT a.cs.okstate.edu>]

Elliotte Rusty Harold writes:

> However, this would add at least two classes and four methods, a net gain
> of two classes.  On the other hand, perhaps more smaller classes is better,
> I admit that I'm uncomfortable with how big Element is. But I'm not
> convinced yet.

Oh no, my original thought was to reduce the number of methods not expose
more, especially since the only valid use case for a linear traversal of
either attributes or declarations that isn't already covered by convenience
methods in Element is serialization.  And since I think the use of these 2
methods (or the 4 they'd replace) is extremely limited, to me the type safe
issue isn't really a issue like it is with children.

Brad