RE: XML DOM

[Michael Brennan <Michael_Brennan@allegis.com>]

The links mentioned are for the XML DOM. The Microsoft implementation is
essentially a superset of the W3C DOM interfaces, with names adapted to suit
COM conventions. The W3C DOM interfaces are language-independent, with
mappings defined to Java and ECMAScript. Other language mappings are up to
implementors, and may adapt names according to the conventions of the
programming language. So in Java, the DOM Document interface is
org.w3c.dom.Document. In COM, Microsoft has defined the same interface as
IXMLDOMDocument. Likewise, Java's org.w3c.dom.Node is essentially the same
as IXMLDOMNode.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Lowery [mailto:jlowery@scenicsoft.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 2:01 PM
> To: 'Steven Noels'
> Cc: Xml-Dev (E-mail)
> Subject: RE: XML DOM
> 
> 
> Yep, I understand DOM is an interface spec. 
> 
> I own an MS-published book (that for reasons of potential 
> culpability will
> remain nameless), that, on page 227, has a diagram labeled 
> "The relationship
> between the W3C DOM object interfaces", with interfaces such as
> "IXMLDOMNode" and "IXMLDOMDocument" shown. These look like 
> COM interfaces,
> so I expect it is an error to blame W3C for this.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Steven Noels [mailto:stevenn@outerthought.org]
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 1:49 PM
> > To: Jeff Lowery
> > Subject: RE: XML DOM
> > 
> > 
> > XML DOM in my understanding is an *interface* specification 
> > by the W3C -
> > everything else should be considered mere implementations 
> > that adhere to or
> > implement that interface (such as the MSXML suite)
> > 
> > what book are you talking about?
> > 
> > </Steven>
> > outerthought.org
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Jeff Lowery [mailto:jlowery@scenicsoft.com]
> > > Sent: dinsdag 3 juli 2001 22:45
> > > To: 'Steven Noels'
> > > Subject: RE: XML DOM
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks, but I am familiar with the DOM already; what I'm 
> > trying to find is
> > > an 'XML DOM' spec that a book I have tells me is a W3C 
> > document. No such
> > > luck. I think it must be a Microsoft spec, not a W3C spec.
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Steven Noels [mailto:stevenn@outerthought.org]
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 1:38 PM
> > > > To: Jeff Lowery
> > > > Subject: RE: XML DOM
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Jeff Lowery [mailto:jlowery@scenicsoft.com]
> > > > > Sent: dinsdag 3 juli 2001 22:21
> > > > > To: Xml-Dev (E-mail)
> > > > > Subject: XML DOM
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm having a little trouble finding information on the W3C XML
> > > > > DOM. There is
> > > > > such a thing, right? All I get hits on seem to be Microsoft
> > > > sites. Can
> > > > > someone point me to somewhere nonproprietary?
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > http://www.w3.org/DOM/, more specifically 
> http://www.w3.org/DOM/DOMTR
> > >
> > > remind you that this is only interfaces, and no
> > > implementations - for this
> > > you should look at MS or other parser vendors (or the Apache
> > > implementation
> > > named Xerces at http://xml.apache.org/xerces-j/, of course)
> > >
> > > </Steven>
> > > outerthought.org
> > >
> >
> 
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