Stefan Seefeld wrote:
Right. The "DOM" API isn't actually standardized for anything but Java. So in my attempt to provide a "DOM-like" API I have been trying to capture the semantics, not the syntax, and map that to "modern C++ style" idioms.
<-------- snip ----------> Stefan - I am interested in reviewing your work. I have written wrappers of the Xerces DOM and SAX to make it more C++ friendly to my needs. I think a Boost reviewed library will be beneficial to the community. I hope this doesn't sound pedantic but the DOM is a well defined API using OMG-IDL. The interface is standardized. The W3C has only described language bindings for Java and Javascript; however, the DOM API has well defined levels of conformance that are language independent. Perhaps a different *name* than DOM would be useful. I had similar issues with my API because users had an expectation from the term DOM that included a defined API. Maybe something like XMLDoc or XOM (sorry, Mr. Namespace is not available right now). I personally think the DOM is annoying to use and I look forward to studying your library. Best regards - Michael -- ---------------------------------- Michael Caisse Object Modeling Designs www.objectmodelingdesigns.com