Re: StAX, JAXP 1.4

2005-08-23 Thread Peter B. West
Elliotte Harold wrote: Peter B. West wrote: But of course, I'm talking about Folio, which was built on a pull-parsing model before I had ever heard of pull-parsing, because it was the screamingly obvious thing to do. It gives me acute pleasure to see my original design decisions vindicated

Re: StAX, JAXP 1.4

2005-08-22 Thread Peter B. West
Elliotte Harold wrote: Peter B. West wrote: Fopsters, Some of you may be aware of the activity going on around StAX. Java 1.6 (Mustang) was to have included JAXP 1.4, but that looks to be on hold until Dolphin. However, StAX will be part of it, and soon enough, SAX will be a dim memory.

Re: StAX, JAXP 1.4

2005-08-22 Thread Elliotte Harold
Peter B. West wrote: So I exaggerated. But how many better applications can you find me for StAX than processing XSL-FO? If StAX has no application here, it has no application. Is that what you're saying? You're asking the question backwards. We should not be asking, Is XSL-FO the best

Re: StAX, JAXP 1.4

2005-08-22 Thread Peter B. West
Elliotte Harold wrote: Peter B. West wrote: So I exaggerated. But how many better applications can you find me for StAX than processing XSL-FO? If StAX has no application here, it has no application. Is that what you're saying? You're asking the question backwards. We should not be

Re: StAX, JAXP 1.4

2005-08-22 Thread Elliotte Harold
Peter B. West wrote: But of course, I'm talking about Folio, which was built on a pull-parsing model before I had ever heard of pull-parsing, because it was the screamingly obvious thing to do. It gives me acute pleasure to see my original design decisions vindicated by the the development

Re: StAX, JAXP 1.4

2005-08-21 Thread Elliotte Harold
Peter B. West wrote: Fopsters, Some of you may be aware of the activity going on around StAX. Java 1.6 (Mustang) was to have included JAXP 1.4, but that looks to be on hold until Dolphin. However, StAX will be part of it, and soon enough, SAX will be a dim memory. Yeah, right. I give