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Re: Deployment descriptors: DTDs backward- and forward- compatible ?

From: Hong Zhang <hong.hz.zhang_at_oracle.com>
Date: Tue, 05 Jul 2011 10:43:13 -0400

Hi, Marian
> I would like to know if GlassFish's DTDs for deployment descriptors
> are backward-compatible
Yes, the DTD backward compatibility is supported.
> , and if there are plans to keep them forward-compatible.
No, no plan for this. Usually new elements in the DTD represent new
functionalities in GlassFish, and there is no plan to add these
functionalities back to the older releases of GlassFish.

Thanks,

- Hong
> Anyone knows about this or can point me to a relevant document ?
>
> Thanks.
> --
> Marian MULLER
> SERLI