Jeff Turner wrote: > > On Fri, Nov 09, 2001 at 05:56:08PM -0600, Michael McKibben wrote: > > > > I was under the impression after reading the w3 namespace spec that the > > prefix is only used for selecting the namespace URI. The URI + localpart > > is what determines equality, correct? > > I think so. In that case, m_validatePrefix ought to default to false, > not true. > > Btw, I think DefaultConfiguration is missing two methods: > > public void setNamespace(Namespace ns); > public void setAttribute(Namespace ns, String name, String value); > > Without these, one cannot add namespace-prefixed attributes.
We decided that namespace prefixed attributes are not a good pattern for configuration files. The reason is that the namespaced attribute does not belong to the configuration tree in question. That is not clean. We also don't support semi-structured markup: ILLEGAL CONFIGURATION: ---------------------- <element> this is some <em>text</em>. </element> -- "Those who would trade liberty for temporary security deserve neither" - Benjamin Franklin -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>