While we're at it (and this was my mistake, Scott just copied it), XP
doesn't support SAX 2.0, AFAIK.
-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Sanders [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 2:07 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [PROPOSAL/VOTE] Digester Package
Craig R. McClanahan wrote:
> Sorry, didn't notice one other thing:
>
> On Mon, 16 Apr 2001, Scott Sanders wrote:
>
>
>> [snip]
>> (1.5) Interaction With Other Packages
>>
>> Digester relies on:
>>
>> * Java Development Kit (Version 1.2 or later)
>> * Simple API for XML (SAX) (Version 2.0 or later)
>> * A SAX 2.0 compliant XML parser (Xerces, XP, etc.)
>>
>
>
> As it currently exists in Struts, the reliance is really on JAXP/1.0 (and
> therefore SAX 1.0). The underlying APIs are included in SAX 2.0 but are
> deprecated.
>
> There's been a little talk on the Struts lists about updating to JAXP/1.1
> (i.e. basing Digester on SAX 2.0). Now that there are at least two
> implementations of this (the JAXP/1.1 RI and Xerces 1.3), I'm not opposed
> to updating -- if we are willing to require a JAXP/1.1 parser for use of
> this package.
>
> It might be a trifle early in terms of availability of parsers, but
> switching now (before anyone builds code based on the Commons version of
> Digester) probably makes sense.
>
>
> Craig
Excellent point. I will update to reflect that. I think that JAXP 1.1
is the future, so we should look to that.
Scott Sanders
