Subj : Re: DOM in XMLLib
To   : netscape.public.mozilla.jseng
From : igor.bukanov@gmail.com
Date : Thu Sep 08 2005 07:46 am

Jon Brisbin wrote:
> How feasible would it be to write a DOM4j-friendly implementation of the
> objects necessary to run E4X in Rhino?

In theory Rhino core does not depend on details of E4X implementation
since it is hidden behind org.mozilla.javascript.xml.(XMLLib |
XMLObject) abstract classes. It should be even possible to switch to
an alternative implementation at run-time as long as it implements all
the necessary E4X semantic. It is not trivial, but E4X test suite and
the existing implementation should make it possible.

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> I've been looking through the source for the XML stuff and it doesn't
> look like it would be an impossible task, but I'm not sure of the
> ramifications.

Currently there is nobody who has sufficient knowledge/desire to
maintain E4X implementation based on xmlbeans.apache.org in
Rhino. Since this situation continues for almost a year without
any signs of chnages, any alternative implementation of E4X are
only welcommed.

Regards, Igor

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