James wrote: > [DOM4J supports DOM ...] In terms of the DOMReader and DOMWriter in org.dom4j.io to read & write a > W3C DOM tree to & from a dom4j tree.
OK. Although I tested this yesterday and noticed a little problem with the import of the internal subset of a document type. I reported the problem on this mailing list. James wrote: > [...] I hope that a java List could be an alternative to > defining a DocumentFragment in the dom4j API. > > A Branch is a polymorphic interface so that Element and Document can > be used polymorphically as a Branch. > > [...] I just wonder how useful DocumentFragment would > really be to dom4j developers. Java 2 Collections seem a bit easier to use > for Java developers. If I use a List (of Nodes) to represent my document fragment, I cannot manipulate it through the Branch or Node interface, because java.util.List does not (and will most certainly never) extend org.dom4j.Node or org.dom4j.Branch. That is why I suggested to create a class that would in effect be a list of Nodes, and that would extend Branch. I called it DocumentFragment because I thought that this would help people understand what it represents, and because most DOM4J objects have names that match those in the DOM. But call it NodeList if you prefer. Do DOM4J users really need a NodeList/DocumentFragment? - In my opinion anyone working with external entities (that includes me) needs this. - The W3C people seemed to think it would be usefull. - The fact that the write() method of XMLWriter will 'digest' a list of Nodes seems to be an indication that other DOM4J users are working with 'List of Nodes'. Would'nt it be more elegant to handle this through the XMLWriter.read(Branch) method? Luca PS. This posting will be the last in my 'plea for a DocumentFragment' series. Sorry to have bothered you guys with this. -- DISCLAIMER: This e-mail contains proprietary information some or all of which may be legally privileged. It is for the intended recipient only. If an addressing or transmission error has misdirected this e-mail, please notify the author by replying to this e-mail. If you are not the intended recipient you must not use, disclose, distribute, copy, print, or rely on this e-mail. _______________________________________________ dom4j-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dom4j-user
