Hi John, Good point! I've added this paragraph in the getVariants() method:
* Note that the order in which the variants are inserted in the list * matters. For example, if the client has no preference defined, or if the * acceptable variants have the same quality level for the client, the first * acceptable variant in the list will be returned.<br> Best regards, Jerome > -----Message d'origine----- > De : John D. Mitchell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Envoyé : mercredi 1 août 2007 18:16 > À : [email protected] > Objet : Variant ordering -> preference > > I think it would be helpful if the documentation for the getVariants() > and getRepresentation() methods would make it clear that the order in > which the variants are in the variants list specifies the preferred > variant (all else being equal). > > I.e., if I add TEXT_PLAIN and then TEXT_HTML then TEXT_PLAIN will be > selected as the preferred variant regardless of the ordering of the > fields in the Accept: header (but it does basically respect the q > values). > > The spec seems to be ambiguous on the ordering issue but it's common > practice to put the preferred types in descending order. > > Thoughts? > > Thanks, > John
