Re: Re: Re: "|@|text()" vs. "node()"

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Subject: Re: Re: Re: "*|@*|text()" vs. "node()"
From: "cutlass" <cutlass@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2001 11:28:46 +0100

> XML, for historical reasons rooted in typographical markup, distinguishes
> "content" from "properties". Content is the information intended for the
> reader, properties are extra information intended for the software
> processing that information. This history explains why we have the split
> between elements and attributes (logically, attributes aren't necessary at
> all), and explains why they are treated differently in the object model.
>
> Mike Kay

but unfortunately this model is not 100% appropriate ( as all models ) for
certain situations, but can still adapt to the odd cases.

for ex. RDF with dublin core attributes, buried in <head></head> is a good
example of when all content must be attributes.

cheers, jim fuller






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Re: Re: "\|@\|text()" vs. "node()" Dimitre Novatchev - Thu, 4 Oct 2001 10:17:22 -0400 (EDT) Jörg Heinicke - Thu, 4 Oct 2001 11:30:49 -0400 (EDT) David Carlisle - Thu, 4 Oct 2001 12:20:38 -0400 (EDT) Michael Kay - Fri, 5 Oct 2001 06:34:54 -0400 (EDT) cutlass - Fri, 5 Oct 2001 06:43:47 -0400 (EDT) <= <Possible follow-ups> Dimitre Novatchev - Thu, 4 Oct 2001 10:50:14 -0400 (EDT)

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