Re: is there a way to hash an element?

I would also try to use the standard XPath 2.0 function:

    deep-equal()

Yes, it doesn't generate an id for identifying a sub-tree, but still
can be used for establishing classes of equivalence.

Just a quick thought.

Cheers,
Dimitre

On Thu, Jun 9, 2016 at 3:51 PM, Dimitre Novatchev dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx
<xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> You may even not need a hash function.
>
> Just use the standard XPath 3.0 function:
>
>   serialize()
>
>
> http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath-functions-30/#func-serialize
>
>
> Cheers,
> Dimitre
>
> On Thu, Jun 9, 2016 at 3:08 PM, Graydon graydon@xxxxxxxxx
> <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hello all --
>>
>> So I've got about half a gibabyte of XML messages describing various
>> health care actions.  Many of these are structural duplicates of each
>> other; the top elements differ by their attribute values, but the
>> structure and values of the descendant elements is the same.  The amount
>> of duplication varies from none to thousands.
>>
>> I've got an apparently useful heuristic based on descendant attribute
>> values, but would -- it is health care data -- really like to have a
>> more robust way to group the elements into set of equivalent top-level
>> names by their structural sameness.  (I can't hand-check the whole data
>> set.)
>>
>> So I find myself wanting an equivalent of sha256sum for elements so I
>> could generate a grouping key from the descendant elements and their
>> associated attributes as a unit.
>>
>> Is there such a thing?  Equivalent approaches?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Graydon
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Dimitre Novatchev
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-- 
Cheers,
Dimitre Novatchev
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Truly great madness cannot be achieved without significant intelligence.
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To invent, you need a good imagination and a pile of junk
-------------------------------------
Never fight an inanimate object
-------------------------------------
To avoid situations in which you might make mistakes may be the
biggest mistake of all
------------------------------------
Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.
-------------------------------------
You've achieved success in your field when you don't know whether what
you're doing is work or play
-------------------------------------
To achieve the impossible dream, try going to sleep.
-------------------------------------
Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.
-------------------------------------
Typing monkeys will write all Shakespeare's works in 200yrs.Will they
write all patents, too? :)
-------------------------------------
Sanity is madness put to good use.
-------------------------------------
I finally figured out the only reason to be alive is to enjoy it.