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Post #12,751
by dpeterson
10/10/01 7:02:51 PM
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New 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


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Post #12,754
by admin
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10/10/01 7:11:16 PM
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New 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
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10/11/01 10:07:41 AM
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New 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?
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     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

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