XOM API for Processing XML with Java

[John Cowan <jcowan AT reutershealth.com>]

Bradley S. Huffman scripsit:

> Hmmm, I could easily see users, for portablity, doing something like
> 
>     String line_seperator = System.getProperty("line.seperator");
>              ...
>     attribute.setValue("one and two" + line_sperator + "and three");
>              ...
>     serializer.setLineSeperator(line_seperator);
> 
> and then wondering why the string is one char. longer on some systems then
> on others.

Because the line separator (a) is not the same on all systems, and (b)
is not portable.  When dealing with XOM, the right thing is \n, \n, and
once again \n.

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