xml-dev - Re: SAX2: Namespace Processing and NSUtils helper class

[David Megginson <david@megginson.com>]

"Simon St.Laurent" <simonstl@simonstl.com> writes:

> I'm afraid I think this is a hideous idea, and that's an understatement.
> Even apart from code bloat - having to deal with two parts of a name means
> twice as much code every place the name matters - I'm really not sure I
> like the logic behind this approach.  

Well, the code bloat isn't strictly true if the Name class implements
equals(), since you will usually just be testing for equality; still,
it does add an extra level of indirection, and every indirection in an
API is an open flame in a powder magazine (it won't cause any problems
as long as you're careful and follow the proper procedures, but...).


All the best,


David

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