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RE: How to normalize XML???

Subject: RE: How to normalize XML???
From: "bryan" <bry@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 11:47:28 +0200
normalize xml
> > 
> > Is there any way in Xerces or JAXP API to
> normalize
> > the spaces from the XML.
> > <Source>
> >    <Arg>some text</Arg>
> > </Source>
> > I have an indented XML as above and whenever I
> parse
> > it, I expect single child under Source node but it
> > give me nodelist of 3 elements just because my xml
> is
> > indented.
> > 
> > Do I need to write my xml inline, or check the
> element
> > type for every node ???
> > 

there's a better xpath for this then the one I'm going to give you now,
but I can't remember it so here goes:

child::node()[name()!='']

although if you're always dealing with <Arg> then you should just select
for <Arg>

normalize() normalizes the text.





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