Re: about domxml api-change in 4.0.7

DOMXML is an experimental extension. So you can expect it to change still.."Your mileage may vary" :) e.g. In 4.0.7 the required libxml version will be 2.4.2. You obviously haven't read the manual.. --Jani On Sat, 18 Aug 2001, Christian Stocker wrote: >In article <Pine.LNX.4.21.0108181410290.542-100000@joeysmith.com>, "Joey >Smith" <joey@joeysmith.com> wrote: > >> Christian: >> The only change that I am aware of is the removal of half of the >> aliases that domxml used to use. For example, previous versions had both >> $node->tagname and $node->tag_name, which both returned the same >> structure. I have removed all of the former in favor of the latter, to >> hold to PHP conventions. Given the chance to think about it, you're >> right, there should have been some mention in NEWS about the work going >> on in domxml, but as it has been more or less completely broken for 2 >> point releases, I wasn't concerned at the time. >> >> What is the "old" API that you are referring to (ie, what PHP >> version)? > >the 2 changes i'm aware of (between 4.0.6 and 4.0.7): > >1) > >$xml->root() in 4.0.6 returns: > >DomNode Object >( > [node] => Resource id #3 > [type] => 1 > [name] => ibaconfig > [content] => >) > >but in 4.0.7 > >DomElement Object >( > [type] => 1 > [tagname] => ibaconfig > [0] => 3 > [1] => 136185560 >) > >especially the difference between in name and tagname is annoying. > >->[content] is also missing in .7, so i have to do a $root->children(), >where i can find the content of a DomElement-Object, but the structure of >the returned array/classes is also different and not complete (why is >there no type-attribute in a DomText Node?) > >I assume, these changes are done to comply with some standards/"common >writing of doms", so I see the intention behind that, but it should be >noted somewhere (and the manual be updated). > >The changes between 4.0.6 and .7 are this big, 'cause the domxml >version from an older version (4.0.4?) was included in the release and not >the one in the cvs since 4.0.5-dev (or around that...). it was rolled >back in 4.0.5 and 4.0.6 , 'cause of the "drastic" api-changes... > > >chregu > >