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Re: Why the Infoset?

• From: "Paul W. Abrahams" <abrahams@v...>
• To: XMLDev list <xml-dev@l...>
• Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2000 14:37:19 -0400

The debate over the Infoset might be clarified and sharpened by considering the
following normative statement, to be added to the Infoset spec:

Whenever two XML textual constructs map into a single construct of the Infoset, an
XML processor must produce identical output for those textual constructs.

Personally I favor this, but not with any solid sense of conviction.  Simon St.
Laurent in particular has advanced some cogent arguments against it.

Paul Abrahams

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