Re: [Simple-support] Extend Format and Formatter classes

[Max S. <ma...@se...>]

Hi!

I know that. The "empty element tag" is part of the XML specification, 
so it *should* be understood by any application.

In my case (as well as at 
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14443749/prevent-inclusion-of-empty-tag-for-an-empty-elementlist-in-an-elementlistunion) 
the problem is, that the code of the communication partner cannot be 
changed. It does not understand this "empty element tag"!

Since my changes hide the changes, a standard usage of it will not be 
noticed by anyone. But the ones looking for that feature will find it at 
a appropriate place (the Format object).

Best regards
Max Senft

-------- Ursprüngliche Nachricht --------
Von: Niall Gallagher <gal...@ya...> 
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An: sim...@li...,Max Senft <ma...@se...> 
Betreff: Re: [Simple-support] Extend Format and Formatter classes 
 
In XML there is no difference between <x></x> and </x>, what is the technical benefit of using this?

--- On Fri, 22/2/13, Max Senft <ma...@se...> wrote:

> From: Max Senft <ma...@se...>
> Subject: Re: [Simple-support] Extend Format and Formatter classes
> To: sim...@li...
> Received: Friday, 22 February, 2013, 1:21 AM
> Hi again!
> 
> I added my solution to StackOverflow which includes a huge
> and quite complex set of classes to be able to use the
> Converter interface for my special purposes AND a proposal
> for source code changes of Simple.
> 
> I now did the proposed changes to a current checkout of the
> SVN source code. I have attached the diff files showing the
> changes I've made to Format.java and Formatter.java.
> 
> Please have a look at it. I would appreciate an inclusion of
> my changes to the trunk! Is there a way to commit such
> changes in another way? Something like a commit request or
> something like that?
> 
> Best regards
> Max Senft
> 
> Am 21.02.2013 22:05, schrieb Max Senft:
> > Hi there!
> > 
> > I posted a question at Stackoverflow:
> > http://stackoverflow.com/q/14955902/2086717
> > It affects the usage of empty element tags of the
> produced XML data.
> > 
> > The proposed answer using an own Converter is somewhat
> complex and
> > absolutely unnecessary for such a simple matter. PLUS
> the fact complex
> > class architectures cannot be done "user-friendly" by
> converters since
> > there seems no way to get out of the user-defined
> converter back to the
> > ones Simple integrates to automatically output the
> class hierarchies.
> > 
> > I looked through the source of Simple and think that it
> should be VERY
> > easy to enhance the Formatter and Format classes to
> enable this feature.
> > What is the suggested way to present an implementation
> to you? Or are
> > you uninterested in user implementation proposals?
> > 
> > Best regards
> > Max Senft
> > 
> > 
> >
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