AW: [PEAR-DEV] Re: [RfC] XML_Serializer

Hi, > Why do you think you can't extend a class with static > methods? I think this class is a perfect example of when it > makes sense to use static class methods. That's exactly what I thought. The methods will always return the same output when supplying the same input. There's no way to change their behaviour with object properties => Let's call them statically. The main problem will be the naming of the class: a) XML_Util b) XML c) XML_Common I'd prefer XML or XML_Util. Furthermore we have to discuss the methods that should be implmented. I can think of: string attributesToString(array attributes) string replaceEntities(string string) string getXMLDeclaration(float version, string encoding, boolean standalone) boolean validateTagName( string tagname ) boolean validateAttributeName(string attributename) maybe even methods to buid opening and closing tags... Stephan