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If someone reads a posting on the internet and doesnt reply. Have they really read the posting ? ---------------------------------------- David A. Lee dlee@calldei.com http://www.xmlsh.org -----Original Message----- From: Costello, Roger L. [mailto:costello@mitre.org] Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 7:25 AM To: xml-dev@lists.xml.org Subject: If an XML parser is requested to parse an XML document and no application is around to process its output, does it really parse the XML document? Hi Folks, If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? Similarly, If an XML parser is requested to parse an XML document and no application is around to process its output, does it really parse the XML document? We perceive that an XML document has been parsed because there is an XML application that invokes the fruits of the parse and does something with it (displays, computes, etc.) Perhaps the XML parser is a lazy parser and refuses to do anything until prodded by an XML application. So if there is no XML application, there is no parsing. Thoughts? /Roger _______________________________________________________________________ XML-DEV is a publicly archived, unmoderated list hosted by OASIS to support XML implementation and development. To minimize spam in the archives, you must subscribe before posting. [Un]Subscribe/change address: http://www.oasis-open.org/mlmanage/ Or unsubscribe: xml-dev-unsubscribe@lists.xml.org subscribe: xml-dev-subscribe@lists.xml.org List archive: http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ List Guidelines: http://www.oasis-open.org/maillists/guidelines.php
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