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<P><FONT SIZE=2>How about using:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>if (anElement.getChildren().isEmpty()) {</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Rolf</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: Shaun Smith [<A HREF="mailto:shauns@pixology.com">mailto:shauns@pixology.com</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 6:46 AM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: 'jdom-interest@jdom.org'</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: [jdom-interest] B9 and hasChildren( ) deprecation</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Hi, </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>I have just moved over to the B9 codebase from B7 (had to skip B8 due to</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>that appalling memory leak in 1.4.1), and am a little surprised to find that</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>hasChildren( ) has been deprecated.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I have had a search through the archives, and found a snippet of</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>converstaion between Jason and Elliotte where it's deprecation is discussed</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>in performance terms.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I vote for the reinstatement of the method, as think it improves the</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>readability of client code:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>if( ! anElement.hasChildren( ) )</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>compared to:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>if( 0 == anElement.getChildren( ).size( ) )</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Other than that, and the addition of the IOException to the SAXBuilder</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>method signatures, everything else looks good for us with B9.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Cheers,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Shaun.</FONT>
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