[jdom-interest] API inconsistency

[Kenworthy, Edward]

I don't think it makes sense to have a getDocument on the attribute either.
(Nor a getElement which makes more sense).

-----Original Message-----
From: Jason Hunter [mailto:jhunter at collab.net]
Sent: 22 June 2001 08:05
To: Brett McLaughlin
Cc: JDOM Interest List
Subject: Re: [jdom-interest] API inconsistency


Brett McLaughlin wrote:
> 
> In documenting the API for the 2nd edition of my book, I've noticed
several
> inconsistencies. Like, some constructs have setParent() and some don't.
Some
> have getDocument(), some don't. 

Nothing that should have a setParent() is lacking one.  CDATA doesn't
have such a method because it's immutable and might exist at multiple
location in the tree.  DocType and and Document don't have it because
they don't have parents.

I see Attribute was missing a getDocument() but that's the only case.  I
added the method.  Thinking about it more, I'm not sure it belongs.  I
can't imagine why anyone would call attr.getDocument().  Let me know
what people think.

-jh-
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