[PHP-DEV] DOM XML uses non-DOM compliant calls

2002-05-14 Thread Brent R. Matzelle
I could not help but notice that all DOM XML calls use an underscore-based convention: i.e. $mynode-append_child($achild); I am no language lawyer but if you read the DOM Core documentation (http://www.w3.org/TR/DOM-Level-3-Core/core.html) it suggests a case-based (no underscore) convention:

Re: [PHP-DEV] DOM XML uses non-DOM compliant calls

2002-05-14 Thread derick
Hello, can you file a change/feature request for this @ bugs.php.net ? Derick On Tue, 14 May 2002, Brent R. Matzelle wrote: I could not help but notice that all DOM XML calls use an underscore-based convention: i.e. $mynode-append_child($achild); I am no language lawyer but if you

Re: [PHP-DEV] DOM XML uses non-DOM compliant calls

2002-05-14 Thread Markus Fischer
Hi, not giong to happen. It's a PHP convention to use underscores to separate words (this was discussed ~ half a year ago afaik). - Markus On Tue, May 14, 2002 at 12:49:50PM -0700, Brent R. Matzelle wrote : I could not help but notice that all DOM XML calls use an

Re: [PHP-DEV] DOM XML uses non-DOM compliant calls

2002-05-14 Thread Brent R. Matzelle
--- Markus Fischer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: not giong to happen. It's a PHP convention to use underscores to separate words (this was discussed ~ half a year ago afaik). I realize that this is a PHP convention, but I do not think that it is up to PHP developers to change published

Re: [PHP-DEV] DOM XML uses non-DOM compliant calls

2002-05-14 Thread derick
On Tue, 14 May 2002, Brent R. Matzelle wrote: --- Markus Fischer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: not giong to happen. It's a PHP convention to use underscores to separate words (this was discussed ~ half a year ago afaik). I realize that this is a PHP convention, but I do not

Re: [PHP-DEV] DOM XML uses non-DOM compliant calls

2002-05-14 Thread Markus Fischer
Hi, btw, not my personal opinion :) I just wanted to let you know this was discussed so you can search the archives for it. Btw, first you said 'w3c convention' now it's a standard? anyway - Markus On Tue, May 14, 2002 at 01:27:40PM -0700, Brent R. Matzelle wrote :

Re: [PHP-DEV] DOM XML uses non-DOM compliant calls

2002-05-14 Thread brad lafountain
Why don't we just add alias... so it will be BC and so we don't get shunned on by people like that. - Brad --- Markus Fischer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, btw, not my personal opinion :) I just wanted to let you know this was discussed so you can search the archives for it.

Re: [PHP-DEV] DOM XML uses non-DOM compliant calls

2002-05-14 Thread Brent R. Matzelle
--- brad lafountain [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Why don't we just add alias... so it will be BC and so we don't get shunned on by people like that. That would fit the bill nicely. Brent __ Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience

Re: [PHP-DEV] DOM XML uses non-DOM compliant calls

2002-05-14 Thread Markus Fischer
Hi, I fail to see the advante. Is it only that 'it looks like what the w3c recommends' and 'so users already used to the api have it easier' or did I miss something else? - Markus On Tue, May 14, 2002 at 01:47:22PM -0700, Brent R. Matzelle wrote : --- brad lafountain

Re: [PHP-DEV] DOM XML uses non-DOM compliant calls

2002-05-14 Thread Brent R. Matzelle
--- Markus Fischer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, btw, not my personal opinion :) I just wanted to let you know this was discussed so you can search the archives for it. Understood ;) Btw, first you said 'w3c convention' now it's a standard? anyway Again, I'm no

Re: [PHP-DEV] DOM XML uses non-DOM compliant calls

2002-05-14 Thread brad lafountain
Yeah thats pretty much it. It does make it eaiser for people using dom in another lanugage to pick it up in php if it did conform to the standard. Expecially how we are trying to conform the functions to begin with. Instead of having append_child... why not add_child.. - We started conforming

Re: [PHP-DEV] DOM XML uses non-DOM compliant calls

2002-05-14 Thread Christian Stocker
Hi Yeah thats pretty much it. It does make it eaiser for people using dom in another lanugage to pick it up in php if it did conform to the standard. Expecially how we are trying to conform the functions to begin with. Instead of having append_child... why not add_child.. 'cause

Re: [PHP-DEV] DOM XML uses non-DOM compliant calls

2002-05-14 Thread brad lafountain
--- Christian Stocker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Yeah thats pretty much it. It does make it eaiser for people using dom in another lanugage to pick it up in php if it did conform to the standard. Expecially how we are trying to conform the functions to begin with. Instead of having