RE: The less abstract Infoset

[Jonathan Borden <jborden@mediaone.net>]

Jeff Rafter wrote:
>
>
> I have been looking at implementing the Infoset recenlty but have found
> that, as I move deeper into the 'abstraction',  I seem to
> gravitate less to
> the 'abtract' and more to the 'vague' nature of the Infoset.  I am looking
> for hints/tips on real world implementation of the InfoSet in the way of
> interfaces or strategies for representing the information items.
> Some of my
> biggest confusion centers around speed/memory and extensibility.  I
> apologize in advance if this question is vague, asking for too much...
>

'real world' implementations of the Infoset roughly include:

SAX
DOM
JDOM
XPath

The infoset is intended only as a model or abstract syntax to which an API
conforms.

-Jonathan