[jdom-interest] Missing some functionality

[Markus Bernhardt]

Ken Rune Helland wrote:

> At 02:34 PM 6/21/2001 +0100, Markus Bernhardt wrote:
> >Hi all
> >
> >We are missing some functionality in the
> >jdom classes.
> >
> >- Helper for working with content:
> >     At the moment it's only possible to
> >     add content at the end of the content list.
> >     Often needed are things like adding an element
> >     with index, removing an element with index,
> >     replace a node, move a node, sort the contents ....
>
> Element.getMixedContent() returns a live list
> where you can handle the content with the metods of
> the java.util.List interface.
>
> Element.getChildren() returns a live list of the
> child elements.

Sorry.
Haven't looked into PartialList till now.
Always expected PartialList to create a flat copy from the list.


>
>
> >- Usage of a global default factory for internal creation of objects:
> >     At the moment the XMLFactory is only used in
> >     the input package. The problem are methods like
> >     addAttribute(String name, String value) in Element.
> >     If you subclass a Attribute, you have to sublass Element.
> >     At the moment this is not a big problem, but I think
> >     it is needed for the future.
>
> you have also the setAttribute(Attribute) metod
> witch lets you add any subclass of attribute you like to.
> (addAttribute is deprecated as of beta7)

I know that addAttribute is deprecated.
But there is still at least one method with hard coded
object creation: Element.detach()

>
> >We have implemented those things.
> >
> >Is there anybody interested in integrating our changes ?
> >Where to contrib code ?
> >
> >- markus
>
> KenR
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