OK,
but what about (from the Xalan javadoc api org.apache.xalan.Version):
'This class implements the --> upcoming standard of having
org.apache.project-name.Version.getVersion() be a standard way to get
version information <-- ???? . '
What will be the standard ? A static or non-static class ?
I prefer the non-static method (much more easy to call).
Stefan
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Subject: Re: org.apache.xerces.impl.Version.getVersion() should be static ?
> I wrote:
>
> > Yes, this sure makes sense to me. Wonder why I didn't do that in the >
> first place...
>
> Ah; now I think I recall. If getVersion is static, then the compiler can
> convert a check like:
>
> if(Version.getVersion().equals("Xerces 2.0.2")) {
> // take account of some bug
> }
>
> into a compile-time check, not a run-time check as would be desired. The
> only way to get around this is by making getVersion a dynamic method.
>
> Does that make sense?
>
> Cheers,
> Neil
> Neil Graham
> XML Parser Development
> IBM Toronto Lab
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