Oops, I think I reiterated the same. Anyways, finalize what feels appropriate. Its just which signature I should be using that matters my work here. Not a big deal.
cheers Jayachandra On 5/19/05, jayachandra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Exactly. > So when its sure that given a namespace and given a localName (in > short for a given QName), only one such attribute can exist why to > have a method that reads > public OMAttribute getFirstAttribute(QName qname) > It would be nice to have > public OMAttribute getAttribute(QName qname) > > That's all I'm trying to say > Bye > Jaya > > On 5/19/05, Eran Chinthaka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Nope, my use case was this. > > > > <SomeElement ns1:myAttr="value1" ns2:myAttr="value2" />. > > > > See same name, but different namespaces !! > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: jayachandra [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 9:18 AM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: [Axis2] OMElement API notes > > > > > > Probably I am missing something... > > > Can there be an element with two attributes with same namespace uri > > > and localName > > > i.e. > > > > > > <sampleElement ns:attr="First Value" ns:attr="Different value for same > > > namespace(ns) and same localname (attr)"> > > > </sampleElement> > > > > > > Is the above a valid piece of XML? > > > > > > If yes, what should one return when queried for value of ns:attr > > > attribute. > > > > > > Thank you > > > Jayachandra > > > > > > On 5/19/05, Eran Chinthaka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Jaya, > > > > > > > > I also expected the same reply :) :). > > > > > > > > See my comments below. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Eran! > > > > > I predicted this reply :-) > > > > > Then, at least the names should be changed. Otherwise > > > > > readability&usability of code is at stake. > > > > > We can have > > > > > public Iterator getAttributesNS(OMNamespace ns) to do what you wanted > > > to > > > > > do. > > > > > > > > > > And when syntactically only one attribute with a given qname > > > > > (namespace + localname) can exist in an element, calling a > > > > > getFirstAttribute(qname) wouldn't look nice. > > > > > > > > You can construct a QName *only* giving the localName. So if I call > > > > getAttributes(new QName("localName")), you will get all the attributes > > > with > > > > the same name, but with different namespace in a particular element. > > > > Well, at the sametime I know that this is a rare situation ;). > > > > > > > > Anyway, I like to have a method to get all the attributes with a given > > > > namespace, with a given local name, with a give namespace uri. So the > > > > intention behind me providing that method was to answer that. > > > > > > > > Any suggestions for a different signature to cater the above problem ?? > > > > > > > > > Can its signature be > > > > > changed to > > > > > public OMAttribute getAttribute(QName qname) > > > > > > > > Nope this will return only the first matching one *only*. What is there > > > are > > > > more than one in a particular element ?? > > > > > > > > So for this purpose I have put > > > > > > > > + getFirstAttribute(QName):OMAttribute > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Chinthaka > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If the suggested changes sound agreeable can you do them at your > > > > > earliest convenience. > > > > > > > > > > Thank you > > > > > Jayachandra > > > > > > > > > > On 5/18/05, Eran Chinthaka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Nope. > > > > > > > > > > > > public OMAttribute getFirstAttribute(QName qname) throws OMException > > > > > will > > > > > > fullfil that thing. > > > > > > > > > > > > But the public Iterator getAttributes(QName qname) method will do > > > > > something > > > > > > different. > > > > > > > > > > > > Well from this method what I expected was, one can just get give the > > > > > > namespace and get all the attributes with that same namespace, like > > > > > that. > > > > > > Well, I think I implemented this, but its now not in the source. > > > > > > > > > > > > Let me look at this. > > > > > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > Chinthaka > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > From: Glen Daniels [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 1:32 AM > > > > > > > To: [email protected]; 'jayachandra' > > > > > > > Subject: RE: [Axis2] OMElement API notes > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You are quite right, Jaya. That should get fixed. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --Glen > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > > > From: jayachandra [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 6:58 AM > > > > > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > > > Subject: [Axis2] OMElement API notes > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Resending with [Axis2] prefix > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > > > > > > > From: jayachandra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > Date: May 17, 2005 4:27 PM > > > > > > > > Subject: OMElement API notes > > > > > > > > To: [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi! > > > > > > > > I see the following method signature in OMElement.java > > > > > > > > public Iterator getAttributes(QName qname); > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Should it not be something like > > > > > > > > public OMAttribute getAttribute(QName qname); > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Can there be a list of (more than one) attributes with the same > > > > > qname > > > > > > > > in an element? Am I mistaken somewhere? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thank you > > > > > > > > Jaya > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > -- Jaya > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > -- Jaya > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > -- Jaya > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > -- Jaya > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > -- Jaya > -- -- Jaya
