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RE: Attribute Usage

• To: "'Farid.Mahini@L...'" <Farid.Mahini@L...>, xml-dev@l...
• Subject: RE: Attribute Usage
• From: "Bullard, Claude L (Len)" <len.bullard@i...>
• Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 15:09:33 -0600

Essentially, to annotate element content (for example, 
to provide an identifier value.)

As to elements over attributes, a LOT of ink has been spilled 
and it comes down to dealer's choice.  OTOH, attributes have 
issues such as limited native types, non-repeating, no 
structure, etc., that you should understand.  Start here:

http://xml.coverpages.org/elementsAndAttrs.html

len


From: Farid.Mahini@L... [mailto:Farid.Mahini@L...]

What is the purpose of element attribute?  And is there a usage
rule-of-thumb for element attribute (attribute vs. child element) ? 

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