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Re: [newbie] Mapping a Map 101?

• To: PA <petite.abeille@g...>
• Subject: Re: [newbie] Mapping a Map 101?
• From: Elliotte Harold <elharo@m...>
• Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2004 09:17:54 -0500
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PA wrote:

> Ok. Why would relying on such relationships be a "bad" thing though? 
> What are the benefits of introducing an <entry> tag in the <dict> 
> structure?

1. Most APIs/languages/tools such as XSLT can much more conveniently 
operate on the parent-child relationship than the sibling relationship.

2. It's more extensible. For instance, you could extend the entry 
approach to include multi-valued keys and valueless keys quite easily.

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