OpenSAML user discussion

[Chad La Joie <>]

The builders hide the implementation that's used for a given object.  One 
thing we heard with OpenSAML 1 was that people wanted an easier way to 
replace or extend an implementation of some element.  So now you can have 
your builder build up whatever class you want so long as it implements the 
interface to the element you want.

Here's the instructions for using the builders
https://authdev.it.ohio-state.edu/twiki/bin/view/Shibboleth/OSTwoUsrManJavaCreateFromScratch

Chad La Joie
Software Development Manager
2052-C Harris Building 
202.687.0124


----- Original Message -----
From: Pedro Navarro Pérez 
<>
Date: Thursday, September 14, 2006 5:44 am
Subject: ObjectBuilders or XMLObjectBuilder?

> Hello,
> 
> If there is a builder for every object why on the tests you build 
> the 
> object in this way?:
>  
> NameID nameid = (NameID) buildXMLObject(NameID.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_NAME);
> 
> and nor like that:
> 
> NameID nameid = new NameIDBuilder();
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
>