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Re: Re: Re: "*|@*|text()" vs. "node()"

> 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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