Re: [xml] xmlNewDocProp() doesn't appear to do anything...

[Sean Chittenden <sean chittenden org>]

> > Call me crazy, but, it seems like xmlNewDocProp() is broken.  I've
> > resorted to setting a property on the root node, but I'd think that
> > xmlNewDocProp() would behave the same... does it not?
>
>   No. xmlNewDocProp() create a property, but does not attach it to
> an element, it's created anyway, and it's the user's responsability
> to attach it to an element.  But it has to be created in the context
> of a document.

Alright... what's the purpose of this then?  Is this any different
from adding a property to the root element of a document?  Is a
document property struct any different than a normal attribute?  I saw
this, added it to Ruby's libxml interface... but never saw the purpose
of this and am now just flat out confused as to its purpose.  -sc

-- 
Sean Chittenden