ElementImpl.getValue is bogus. Your fix is fine. Ted ----- Original Message ----- From: Assaf Arkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 13, 1999 11:46 AM Subject: HTML DOM implementation
> I've ported the OpenXML HTML DOM to work on top of the Xerces DOM. This > implementation is currently available in the OpenXML release under the > package name org.apache.html.dom. If Xerces is available in the > classpath, the OpenXML HTML parser will now use the Xerces HTML DOM > rather than the OpenXML HTML DOM. > > I've indentified a conflict in Xerces, apparently ElementImpl defines a > public method getValue() that conflicts with HTMLLIElement defining the > same method with a different return type. I could not find any use for > ElementImpl.getValue and commenting it out did not break the build. I > would like a confirmation that this fix will not break anything before > committing it. > > Providing HTML functionality to Xerces requires adding three packages: > the HTML DOM (org.w3c.dom.html), a Xerces HTML implementation, and the > parser (separate code base than the XML parser). This will increase the > JAR size by an additional 100KB, it might (or might not) be smart to add > it as a separate add-on JAR. > > Currently I'm using the package name org.apache.html.dom. Is this in > line with the proposed org.apache.xml and should the parser reside in > org.apache.html.parser? > > arkin > > -- > ____________________________________________________________ > Assaf Arkin [EMAIL PROTECTED] > CTO http://www.exoffice.com > Exoffice, The ExoLab Company tel: (650) 259-9796 >
