XOM API for Processing XML with Java

[jcowan AT reutershealth.com]

Bill de hÓra scripsit:

> >   Trying to let people use a namespaceless subset of XOM really doesn't 
> >   save much mental space, I don't think; DOM has these things because 
> > Level 1
> >   predates namespaces.
> 
> None of these are interesting rationales to my mind. The API is just 
> fine in this regard. I would require XOM allow me the work with XML 
> proper - in fact I thought that was much of the point of XOM.

Well, only sort of.  You can't construct XOM documents that are outright
contrary to the Namespace Rec: no elements named "wra:::::" (*), nor element
or attribute names that have undeclared prefixes.

But I yield on this point: keep the extra constructors.  They certainly
don't count as code bloat.

(*) That would be a cry of rage by a chimpanzee.

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