On Thu, 2005-04-21 at 16:57 +0100, Ross Gardler wrote: > Thorsten Scherler wrote: > > On Thu, 2005-04-21 at 13:02 +0100, Ross Gardler wrote: > > > >>Thorsten Scherler wrote: > >> > >>>Ok, I am not the expert on that but have a look on: > >>>http://cocoon.apache.org/2.1/apidocs/org/apache/cocoon/components/modules/input/package-summary.html > >>> > >>>http://svn.apache.org/viewcvs.cgi/cocoon/trunk/src/java/org/apache/cocoon/components/modules/input/SimpleMappingMetaModule.java?view=markup > >>> > >>>If you want to modify the default behavior just patch this class. It > >>>seems to me (I just had a *quick* look) that it is possible. ;-) > >> > >>How would we do it so that it did not break backward compatibility? That > >> is how does the class know when we are referring to a node name and > >>when we are referring to an ID? > >> > >>Ross > > > > > > Hmm, I thought somebody talked about a plugin. ;-) > > > > If implemented in a plugin that means we would leave the default > > behavior (node name) in the core and support ID by the plugin. > > Not if we provide a new class with the same name as one used in core (we > could create a new subclass used by the plugin I suppose). >
+1 for a new subclass ;-) > Ross -- thorsten "Together we stand, divided we fall!" Hey you (Pink Floyd)