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Re: [XOM-interest] Builder.build(String) is misleading

From: Elliotte Rusty Harold <elharo AT ibiblio.org>
To: XOM API for Processing XML with Java <xom-interest AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [XOM-interest] Builder.build(String) is misleading
Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2010 17:30:46 -0400

On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 1:25 PM, cowwoc <cowwoc AT bbs.darktech.org> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I propose removing Builder.build(String) because it is misleading.
> I am willing to bet that 99% of new users fall into the trap of using
> this method to parse an XML document from a String only to find out that
> the String actually represents a URL.
>

Without arguing the merits of your proposal, it's simply too late. I'm
not going to make such a backwards incompatible change.

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Elliotte Rusty Harold
elharo AT ibiblio.org

[XOM-interest] Builder.build(String) is misleading, cowwoc, 04/02/2010
- Re: [XOM-interest] Builder.build(String) is misleading, Elliotte Rusty Harold, 04/02/2010
  - Re: [XOM-interest] Builder.build(String) is misleading, Nils Kilden-Pedersen, 04/02/2010
    - Re: [XOM-interest] Builder.build(String) is misleading, Michael Kay, 04/02/2010
    - Re: [XOM-interest] Builder.build(String) is misleading, Elliotte Rusty Harold, 04/02/2010
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: [XOM-interest] Builder.build(String) is misleading, cowwoc, 04/04/2010
  - Re: [XOM-interest] Builder.build(String) is misleading, Michael Kay, 04/04/2010