[XERCESC-1847] Removal of XMLString::release(XMLByte**) doesn't fit with Base64 class API

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.0.0
• Fix Version/s: 3.1.0
• Component/s: Documentation
• Assignee: Boris Kolpackov
• Reporter: Scott Cantor
• Created: 23/Dec/08 22:36
• Updated: 04/Nov/09 14:55
• Resolved: 04/Nov/09 14:55

Description

I'm doing a port of my code to the Xerces 3 API and one of the issues I noted is that there are APIs such as the Base64::decode method that return a dynamic XMLByte array and still document that XMLString::release() should be used to free the result.

However, somebody removed the XMLByte version of that method from the API, so technically there isn't a correct method to call.

Either the XMLByte version should be added back, or the affected APIs should be changed to not require it.