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At 09:19 PM 10/23/2002 +0100, K. Ari Krupnikov wrote: >Reading through org.apache.xml.* JavaDocs, with hundreds of protected >fields and methods, it takes forever to understand what the data >model, or the intended use are. You can turn that off with the -public option for the JavaDoc command, which restricts the output to public classes and members. >Not all data in an OO object are "real" data that you might want to >send; much of that are procedural implementation details. Is your >recipient really interested in those integers you used as loop >counters? I guess I prefer to be able to make that choice for myself. Loop counters are uninteresting, yes, but the heavy use of private in packages like XT has caused me more than a few problems. I guess I'm just happier with XML's all information is public approach - if it's not relevant, it shouldn't be in the doc... Simon St.Laurent "Every day in every way I'm getting better and better." - Emile Coue
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