On Sat, 12 May 2001, Scott Sanders wrote:
> >>> After these changes, does Digester remain compatible with JAXP/1.0 APIs?
> >>> That is important for Struts users who will want to be able to plug in
> >>> whatever parser they want.
> >>
> >> No, it does not. JAXP 1.0 uses SAX 1, and JAXP uses SAX2. The
> >> PROPOSAL.html states that Digester will be JDK1.2, JAXP 1.1, and SAX2
> >> compliant. I did not know there was a need to stay back at JAXP 1.0.
> >>
> >> Is there anything stopping Struts people from using JAXP 1.1?
> >>
> >
> >
> > I have to run that by the list, but I don't think it will be a problem now
> > that Xerces 1.3.1 also supports JAXP/1.1. In the mean time, Struts is
> > still using its internal version of Digester, and will through 1.0 --
> > we're too close to final release to start mucking with APIs before that.
> >
>
> So then everything is OK for now. Struts continues to use what it
> currently has for 1.0, and for post-1.0 you are going to ask the list
> for the OK for JAXP 1.1?
>
> Sounds like a plan ;-)
>
Yep. :-)
> Scott
>
>
Craig
