[jdom-interest] RE: Request new method Element.addContent( List mixedContent ).

[Jason Hunter]

The standard way to do it now is:

elt.getMixedContent().addAll(List).

Isn't that pretty good already?

-jh-

"Steven D. Keens" wrote:
> 
> Now that I've looked at it and thought about it some
> more I believe that
> 
>         public Element addContent( List mixedContent );
> 
> is more consistent with the current API.  In fact more
> consistent then setMixedContent(). I see setMixedContent()
> as a convenience method that just clears the element's
> current content before adding the mixedContent.
> 
> I've attached a version of Element for your perusal.
> 
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Steven D. Keens [mailto:skeens at planetfred.com]
> >Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 10:44
> >To: jdom-interest
> >Subject: Request new method Element.addContent( List mixedContent ).
> >
> >
> >How useful would be a method that adds a list of
> >mixed content to another element rather than just
> >replacing the mixed content as does setMixedContent( List )?
> >
> >I suggest one of the methods
> >
> >       public Element addContent( List mixedContent );
> >       public Element addMixedContent( List mixedContent );
> >
> >be added to Element.  I'm willing to implement it
> >if you think it's needed.
> >
> >--
> >Steven Keens                mailto:skeens at planetfred.com
> >PlanetFred Inc.             http://www.planetfred.com
> >44 Byward Market, Suite 240, Ottawa, ON, K1N 7A2, Canada
> 
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