Can Spring use LinkedMap instead of LinkedHashMap for jdk1.3

[garpinc2]

Can spring be changed to use org.apache.commons.collections.map.LinkedMap instead of LinkedHashMap for jdk 1.3 compatiblility? If so please email me at KeithGarry.Boyce at bcbsma.com for status.

[garpinc2]

Have I put this in the right forum? No one has responded.

[robh]

Which component are you refering to? Spring should run just fine on Java 1.3 but it can only be built on 1.4. If you have found a module that has a 1.4 dependency with no 1.3 alternative please post details of the component in question.

Rob

[garpinc2]

What I am saying is that there is no need to lose functionality in jdk 1.3 because the LinkedHashMap is not a class in jdk1.3. If you use LinkedMap instead then I will have all the functionality that is lost in jdk 1.3 with respect to ordering etc.

[Juergen Hoeller]

Done. To avoid a dependency on Commons Collections though, I've introduced a CollectionFactory helper which prefers JDK 1.4 LinkedHashMap, then Commons Collections 3.x' LinkedMap, then the standard HashMap.

See the JIRA issue for details:
http://opensource.atlassian.com/projects/spring/browse/SPR-352

Juergen