XOM API for Processing XML with Java

["Jason C. Leach" <jleach AT ocis.net>]

hi,

I don't think that does what I expect. For example, in the XML node:
...
        <mustHave>
                <cn>jason</cn>
                <gidNumber/>
        </mustHave>
...

The cn tag has some content, the gidNumber is empty. I would
like to be able to destinguis between a child with content (cn)
and without (gidNumber).  I know I can do this by opening the
up, doing a getValue and seeing if anything exists, but that
does not seem like a very good method.

The getChildCount() does not seem to work the way I expect either.
For example, in the XML:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<objectClass type="posixGroup">
    <mustHave quantity="2">
        <cn>oop</cn>
        <gidNumber/>
    </mustHave>
    <mayHave quantity="3">
        <userPassword/>
        <memberUid/>
        <description/>
    </mayHave>
</objectClass>

System.out.println(doc.getRootElement().getFirstChildElement("mustHave").getChildCount());

Returns 5. Where doc is the XML document. I'm not sure why I get 5 back.
I would think I should get 2 or 3 (if for some reason it included the
attribute); or better yet 1 which is exactly what I want.

Thanks,
j.



On Wed, Jun 18, 2003 at 02:45:35PM -0400, John Cowan wrote:
> Jason C. Leach scripsit:
> 
> > Is there a quick way to determine if a node is empty or not, like:
> > 
> > empty node is <cn/>
> > 
> > not empty is <cn>jason</cn>
> 
> anElement.getChildCount() == 0 means empty.
> 
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> 

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..... Jason C. Leach
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On Wed, Jun 18, 2003 at 02:45:35PM -0400, John Cowan wrote:
> Jason C. Leach scripsit:
> 
> > Is there a quick way to determine if a node is empty or not, like:
> > 
> > empty node is <cn/>
> > 
> > not empty is <cn>jason</cn>
> 
> anElement.getChildCount() == 0 means empty.
> 
> -- 
> They do not preach                              John Cowan
>   that their God will rouse them                jcowan AT reutershealth.com
>     A little before the nuts work loose.        http://www.ccil.org/~cowan
> They do not teach                               http://www.reutershealth.com
>   that His Pity allows them                         --Rudyard Kipling,
>     to drop their job when they damn-well choose.   "The Sons of Martha"
> 

-- 
......................
..... Jason C. Leach
.. 

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