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Re: Generic XML Tag Closer </> (GXTC)

• From: Philippe Poulard <Philippe.Poulard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• To: Melvin Chin <mc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 13:29:16 +0200

Melvin Chin wrote:
> May I seek some opinions on this topic/proposal?
> 
> ===================================================================
> To extend XML spec just a little to permit use of "</>" (GXTC)
> to be placed wherever it is permitted in the current XML spec
> to place a closing tag.  The semantics will be to effect a
> closing of the nearest open tag before the position of GXTC.
> ===================================================================
> 
> Any opinion is fine, useful, crazy, nonsense, should be done,
> must not coz it's going to break many things ...
> 
> I could see some good use of it, but do note the deep potential
> impact it may bring.  Would like to hear from you.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> cheers,
> mc
> 

my 1€ :

<a>b<c>d<e>f</e></c></a>
<a>b<c>d<e>f</></></>
<a>b<c>d<e>f</3>
a little more shorter !
we could also reduce to <3> but it really looks like an open tag
<a>b<c>d<e>f<3>

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Cordialement,

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