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RE: Create XML
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I didn't mention it
for simplicity, but I would use a string, a loop, *and* an xmlEncode()
function.
PJDM
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Peter Mayne
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Products that use string functions to produce XML are
notorious for failing unexpectedly and in annoying ways. If only I had a penny
for every time someone used printf to write out an XML file only to get bitten
by placing ' or & unescaped into content.
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> -----Original Message-----
>
From: Emmanuil Batsis (Manos) [mailto:mbatsis@n...]
> Sent: Friday, 13 June 2003 1:42 AM
> To: Mehmet AVSAR; xml-dev@l...
> Subject: Re: Create XML
>
>
> You
should use an XML API to create/manipulate XML documents
> instead of raw string manipulation.
Why? No, seriously.
For small/simple XML documents such as the OP's, I tend to
use a for loop and a few print statements (mod your favourite language)
rather than dragging in XML libraries and adding more complicated
code.
An obvious argument for using an XML API is the guarantee
(?) of correct XML at the end. But for simple XML, it's not hard to do it
with a string and a loop (or a string template and a replace) and get the
same result.
I'm certainly not advocating that using XML APIs to create
documents is stupid, but surely there's a crossover point where the
simplicity of the result doesn't justify the added complexity of an XML API
compared to just building a string?
Or have I just committed heresy? :-)
PJDM
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Peter Mayne
Technology Consultant
Spherion Technology Solutions
Level
1, 243 Northbourne Avenue, Lyneham, ACT, 2602
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