[jdom-interest] getMixedContent -> getContent

Jason Hunter jhunter at collab.net
Wed Jun 27 13:04:23 PDT 2001


> Yes, it's always been so.  IMHO, we should do an s/Children/Elements/
> on the API.

No one took the bait so you're starting the debate on your own, eh?  :-)

Here's a little test to help answer the question:

<root>
  <!-- The sky is blue -->
  <sky color="blue"/>
</root>

How many children does root have?  

The current getChildren() naming model says it has one child.

> (b) you accept the consequences and have to explain very clearly what
> "children" means every time someone asks, 

Easy consequences to accept since no one's ever asked.  :-)

I could live with getElement() / getElements().  It just seems less
appealing because then you're having to imply it's the first-level child
elements that you're getting.  The getChildElement() naming is more
explicit but feels like explicitness overkill.  That's why we haven't
changed things.  I think we're generally lukewarm on all options -- and
since no Joe Users have complained we haven't worried about it.

-jh-



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