Prefer elements over attributes

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Post #12,751 by dpeterson 10/10/01 7:02:51 PM Reply	Prefer elements over attributes In my experience, I find that elements are preferable over attributes. As an XML document/schema evolves over time, it is easier to turn a simple XML element into a complex/compound element as compared to turning an attribute into a compund/complex element. Attributes are most useful for indexing when you want to normalize the "objects" in the XML document. Darryl A. Peterson I'm not as funny as I think I am.
Post #12,754 by admin 10/10/01 7:11:16 PM Reply	OK, so starting to form a distinction here... Attributes as indexing (as cforde pointed out as well). Regards, -scott anderson
Post #12,870 by drewk 10/11/01 10:07:41 AM Reply	Yeah, back to what he said again Attributes as indexing to indicate, to the parser and the human reader, which object you're referring to. You can define in the DTD that each <atom> can only have one <name> element, can't you? We have to fight the terrorists as if there were no rules and preserve our open society as if there were no terrorists. -- [link\|http://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/05/opinion/BIO-FRIEDMAN.html\|Thomas Friedman]

XML: Attributes vs. elements - (admin) - (17) - Oct. 9, 2001, 11:04:27 PM EDT

Re: XML: Attributes vs. elements - (neelk) - (1) - Oct. 10, 2001, 11:36:51 AM EDT

Keeping tools in mind... - (admin) - Oct. 10, 2001, 12:21:21 PM EDT

One thought... - (ChrisR) - (8) - Oct. 10, 2001, 12:39:04 PM EDT

Something else I noticed... - (admin) - (7) - Oct. 10, 2001, 12:45:10 PM EDT

Attributes implies (to me) an inherent property - (drewk) - (6) - Oct. 10, 2001, 01:15:00 PM EDT

Re: Attributes implies (to me) an inherent property - (admin) - (3) - Oct. 10, 2001, 02:43:11 PM EDT

Sodium. Glad to help. :-) -NT - (Another Scott) - Oct. 10, 2001, 03:08:37 PM EDT

Attribute - (cforde) - (1) - Oct. 10, 2001, 07:05:35 PM EDT

I'll agree with Carl here - (drewk) - Oct. 11, 2001, 10:04:33 AM EDT

Implies to Me - Design Idiocy - (deSitter) - (1) - Oct. 21, 2001, 04:05:32 AM EDT

Once again, don't pontificate... - (admin) - Oct. 21, 2001, 09:57:49 AM EDT

Prefer elements over attributes - (dpeterson) - (2) - Oct. 10, 2001, 07:02:51 PM EDT

OK, so starting to form a distinction here... - (admin) - (1) - Oct. 10, 2001, 07:11:16 PM EDT

Yeah, back to what he said again - (drewk) - Oct. 11, 2001, 10:07:41 AM EDT

My rule of thumb - (tuberculosis) - (2) - Aug. 21, 2007, 05:56:12 AM EDT

Ah, nicely succinct. Thanks. -NT - (admin) - Oct. 11, 2001, 04:26:47 PM EDT

Snort - (deSitter) - Oct. 21, 2001, 04:59:33 AM EDT

So anyway...
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