Re: [xml-dev] Avoid using the XML DOM because it is (a) slow and(b) not

[David Carlisle <davidc@nag.co.uk>]

On 06/09/2012 12:41, Costello, Roger L. wrote:
> Michael also states [2]:
>
>      The DOM spec says that it isn't thread-safe, and the Xerces
>      implementation of the DOM takes this literally - innocent-looking
>      read operations can cause havoc if there are other threads active.
>
> Do you agree? Disagree?


This appears to be a statement of fact rather than an opinion with which 
one could agree or disagree.

http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/REC-DOM-Level-3-Core-20040407/introduction.html

says:

DOM Level 3 does not specify multithreading mechanisms.



David


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