>>> After these changes, does Digester remain compatible with JAXP/1.0 APIs?
>>> That is important for Struts users who will want to be able to plug in
>>> whatever parser they want.
>>
>> No, it does not. JAXP 1.0 uses SAX 1, and JAXP uses SAX2. The
>> PROPOSAL.html states that Digester will be JDK1.2, JAXP 1.1, and SAX2
>> compliant. I did not know there was a need to stay back at JAXP 1.0.
>>
>> Is there anything stopping Struts people from using JAXP 1.1?
>>
>
>
> I have to run that by the list, but I don't think it will be a problem now
> that Xerces 1.3.1 also supports JAXP/1.1. In the mean time, Struts is
> still using its internal version of Digester, and will through 1.0 --
> we're too close to final release to start mucking with APIs before that.
>
So then everything is OK for now. Struts continues to use what it
currently has for 1.0, and for post-1.0 you are going to ask the list
for the OK for JAXP 1.1?
Sounds like a plan ;-)
Scott
