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Re: Re: Re: "*|@*|text()" vs. "node()"
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- Subject: Re: [xsl] Re: Re: "*|@*|text()" vs. "node()"
- From: "cutlass" <cutlass at secure0 dot com>
- Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2001 11:28:46 +0100
- References: <002001c14d88$a6e48650$0100007f@PCUKMKA>
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> 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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