[jdom-interest] Important proposal: Element/Document changes

[Brett McLaughlin]

Chris Atkins wrote:
> 
> I guess I am missing something.  To get the exact string, I first need to do
> a getMixedContent() and find the one I want.  Once I do this, I might as
> well modify the list and then call the correct method to replace the entire
> contents of the element, same thing that you suggested for adding content at
> a specific location.
> 
> If this is correct, why have the method in the first place?

Agreed. removeContent(String text) seems stupid to me. I'm +1 on
removing it, and since noone ever +1ed its addition, I'd like to get it
out of the API. Too confusing, too unreliable.

-Brett

> 
> Chris Atkins
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jdom-interest-admin at jdom.org
> > [mailto:jdom-interest-admin at jdom.org]On Behalf Of Jason Hunter
> > Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 12:40 PM
> > To: atkicd at nm.usa.alcatel.com
> > Cc: 'Jason Hunter'; tsasala at hifusion.com; jdom-interest at jdom.org
> > Subject: Re: [jdom-interest] Important proposal: Element/Document
> > changes
> >
> >
> > It does a == check.  So it removes the exact string you passed in,
> > presumably retrieved from getMixedContent().  I say this in the new
> > Javadocs too.
> >
> > -jh-
> >
> > Chris Atkins wrote:
> > >
> > > >  boolean removeContent(String text)
> > >  I do not see how removeContent(String) is really going to
> > >  work.  It seems
> > >  you are making an assumption that each String item in the
> > >  content has a
> > >  unique value.  This is not necessarily true.  In that case,
> > >  you need to be
> > >  able to specify which one, or just remove the first one.
> > >
> > > Chris Atkins
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