XOM API for Processing XML with Java

[Wolfgang Hoschek <wolfgang.hoschek AT mac.com>]

In my opinion this wouldn't buy enough compared to the implied  
compatibility/versioning/deployment issues. In other words, it would  
introduce more problems than it solves.

Wolfgang.

On Jan 4, 2006, at 8:05 AM, Calum MacLean wrote:

> Hi
>
> I've just starting using XOM, and so far it looks excellent.
>
> I want to ask about the custom Nodes and Elements classes, and  
> generics.
> I can understand the reasoning behind choosing to use custom  
> classes, given that pre-Java 5.0 didn't have generics.
>
> Given that Java 5.0 has been out for a while now, are there any  
> plans to rectify this situation and to use List<Element>,  
> List<Node> etc. instead?
>
> I understand that there's a issue with still supporting pre-Java  
> 5.0 users (I'm guessing this probably constitutes the majority of  
> users).  But are there any plans to support Java 5.0 users in a  
> more standard way?
>
> Thanks,
> Calum
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