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Re: The order of attributes

• To: Xasima Xirohata <xasima@g...>
• Subject: Re: The order of attributes
• From: ian.graham@u...
• Date: Fri, 6 Jan 2006 11:55:17 -0500
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Quoting Xasima Xirohata <xasima@g...>:

> Hi, everybody.
> 
> I wonder why the order of attributes doesn't matter in the XML 1.0.  spec.

This characteristic of attributes is inherited by necessity from SGML:  XML 1.0
was derived (if that is the right word) from SGML, such that XML 1.0 data could
be correctly processed by SGML processors. 

So to find a written reason for this language design choice, you'd need to look
back to the roots of SGML.

Ian

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