We insist we're only equal to other xml.Equality
implementors,
which heads off a lot of inconsistency up front.
We insist we're only equal to other xml.Equality
implementors,
which heads off a lot of inconsistency up front.
It's be nice to make these final, but there are probably people out there subclassing the XML types, especially when it comes to equals.
It's be nice to make these final, but there are probably people out there subclassing the XML types, especially when it comes to equals. However WE at least can pretend they are final since clearly individual classes cannot be trusted to maintain a semblance of order.