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Date: Thu, 29 Jun 2000 01:35:23 +1000
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From: Peter Donald <donaldp@mad.scientist.com>
Subject: RE: proposing TaskUtil.java
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At 11:31  28/6/00 -0400, you wrote:
>What would you prefer:
>
><available classname="org.whatever.MyClass,org.whatever.MyClass2"
>property="myclasses.present"
>/>

egad runaway runaway. What happens when you have package names as long as I
 do and want multiple classes. You end up with somethink like

<available
classname="org.entaka.telanon.core.base.test.KernelTest,org.entaka.telanon.c
ore.jndi.test.ContextTest"
property="myclasses.present"/>

ugly ! and difficult to read IMO.

><available property="myclasses.present">
>       <resource classname="org.whatever.MyClass"\>
>	 <resource classname="org.whatever.MyClass2"\>
></available>

I like this much better although there is also an alternative which is
equally readable. Namely

<available property="myclasses.present.1" classname="org.whatever.MyClass" />
<available property="myclasses.present.2" classname="org.whatever.MyClass2" />
<available property="myclasses.present"
available="myclasses.present.1,myclasses.present.2" />

This also has an advantage if you have multiple availables in a hierarchial
tree it all works great :P.
Cheers,

Pete

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