XOM API for Processing XML with Java

[Mike Fitzgerald <mikefz AT wyeast.net>]

Nonetheless, the information that Wolfgang is sharing could be helpful to someone 
converting DOM. That is why some technical committees create a FAQ as a place for things 
like this to go. If it doesn't wind up in the language, it still has a useful place to live.

Mike

Elliotte Rusty Harold wrote:
> At 8:34 PM -0700 4/5/04, Wolfgang Hoschek wrote:
>
> > Anyway, my suggested code snippet gives a reasonable default without 
> > any further info, right? Or are there DOM libs where the snippet 
> > breaks, or misbehaves?
>
>
> Yes. Not all DOM implementations support JAXP. However, the key point is 
> still that XOM does not have enough information to pick a reasonable 
> default. It is not possible to program to the DOM interfaces alone. DOM 
> programs *must* be written with the knowledge of which implementation is 
> being used.