[dom4j-user] DocumentFactory Methods Not Being Called for All Elements

[O'neil, Jerome]

Title: DocumentFactory Methods Not Being Called for All Elements

I have a custom document DocumentFactory derived from DocumentFactory that isn't calling createElement() for some elements in the document.  I override all three createElement methods.

For example, given the following XML snippet,

createElement(...) is called for map, but not mapImage.  driveSteps, but not driveStep mapMan and manStrongTxt, but not mapImage.

I would think createElement would be called for each element in any given document.  Is this not the case, or am I misunderstanding how dom4j uses document factories?

Thanks!

-Jerome O'Neil

...

<map width="425" height="250">
  <mapImage><![CDATA[http://preview.vicinity.com/]]></mapImage>
</map>

<driveSteps count="1" driveTimeHours="0"
            driveTimeMins="1" driveTimeSecs="0"
            driveDist="0.17" driveUnits="MI"
>
       
  <driveStep manNumber="1" manTimeHours="0"
             manTimeMins="0" manTimeSecs="24"
             manSumTimeHours="0" manSumTimeMins="0"
             manSumTimeSecs="24" manDist="0.17"
             manSumDist="0.17"
   >
               
     <manStrongTxt>
                <![CDATA[Begin on <b>1st Ave S</b> and go 900 feet]]>
     </manStrongTxt>
               
     <mapMan manWidth="200" manHeight="100">
            <mapImage><![CDATA[http://preview.vicinity.com/]]></mapImage>
     </mapMan>
 
  </driveStep>

</driveSteps>