RE: [xml-dev] how to use xml:base and relative URLs with SAX/Java?

• To: "'Anil Philip'" <goodnewsforyou@...>,"'Elliotte Harold'" <elharo@...>,<xml-dev@...>
• Subject: RE: [xml-dev] how to use xml:base and relative URLs with SAX/Java?
• From: "Michael Kay" <mike@...>
• Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 00:04:29 -0000
• In-reply-to: <20051212230520.95025.qmail@...>
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> So in my application, every time the xml file is
> parsed and the "base" element encountered in the
> endElement() callback, I shall pop up a dialog pane to
> the user asking if the URL has changed and if so,
> please do input the new base.

Eh? Firstly, xml:base is an attribute not an element. Secondly I can't see
any reason to involve the user interactively.

I think you're better off using an API such as XOM that looks after base URI
for you - low level interfaces are best left to experts.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/

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