[jdom-interest] Attribute constructor removal [eg]

[Van Dooren, Damian]

+1 for removal.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason Hunter [mailto:jhunter at collab.net]
> Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2001 2:25 AM
> To: JDOM Interest
> Subject: [jdom-interest] Attribute constructor removal [eg]
> 
> 
> Here's an item hanging in the TODO that I'd like to have 
> closure on.  In
> Attribute we have the following constructors:
> 
> public Attribute(String name, String value, Namespace namespace)
> public Attribute(String name, String prefix, String uri, String value)
> public Attribute(String name, String value)
> 
> The parameter order of the second constructor clearly doesn't 
> follow the
> right pattern.  I'd like to propose removing the constructor
> (deprecating it for one beta cycle).  I don't think it 
> provides any real
> value considering we have the first.  I doubt anyone uses it, 
> or else we
> would have gotten complaints about the order.  :-)
> 
> Rearranging parameter order is an option, but it'd cause odd problems
> for people because the old and new sigs would be identical but the
> behavior would change.
> 
> Any objections to its removal?
> 
> -jh-
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