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Re: InnerXml is like printf (WAS: Underwhelmed)

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• Subject: Re: InnerXml is like printf (WAS: Underwhelmed)
• From: "Dan Sullivan" <dsullivan@d...>
• Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 08:07:29 -0400
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It is a bug because it is not documented to work this way. 
It may turn out to be a documentation bug.

InnerXML is not about adding stirngs, it is about adding 
items of information. You can't use it to build mal-formed 
XML.

Dan

On 25 Sep 2002 at 9:06, Arjun Ray wrote:

> "Aaron Skonnard" <aarons@d...> wrote:
> 
> | The implementation seems reasonable (ignoring the bug Dare pointed out),
> 
> But how can it be a bug?  The implementors will probably tell you it's a
> feature.  If needed, they might klonk you over the head with the word that
> slays all arguments: Performance!
> 
> | however, I agree that this use of the property is a little more troubling.
> 
> Why?  Isn't it natural to fall into the habit of thinking of these things
> as just strings?  That's the "feature", after all. 
> 
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