Re: [Springframework-developer] Extensible XML processing in Spring: prototype version available in CVS HEAD

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On 12 Jun 2005, at 08:52, Fredrik Lindgren wrote:
> The functionality described seems nice and unobtrusive.
>
> Switching to XSD however, would be a disaster. Not only would you  
> add more dependencies to spring to support XSD validation,

What new dependency? Xerces is included in the JDK/JRE which can  
handle XSD validation

> you would also force an unneccesary, and in my opinion bad,  
> technology choice on spring users if they want to take advantage of  
> the custom xml functionality.

Both DTDs and XSDs can be supported - the Spring.xml file can decide  
which validation mechanism it prefers.


> Please go ahead and add the custm xml functionality, but in the  
> Spring spirit, keep the validation implementation pluggable.

It is! :)

Whatever the end user uses to validate their XML is up to them -  
either DTD, XSD or no validation are the choices right now.

James
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