RE: Images embedded in XML

[Darshan Singh <darshan@PerfectXML.com>]

I think, keeping binary data separate from XML text (if you can) would be a
better choice - one reason being binary to base64 encoding most of time may
increase the final data size.

Darshan

-----Original Message-----
From: Bullard, Claude L (Len) [mailto:clbullar@ingr.com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 3:44 PM
To: darshan@PerfectXML.com; xml-dev@lists.xml.org; 'Seairth Jacobs'
Subject: RE: Images embedded in XML


Dumb question:  In general, is it a good idea to
send any blob like this or would it be better
to keep it out of the XML and put it say elsewhere
in a MIME multipart message?  What use is
there for putting unqueriable large datatypes
into a DOM?

Len
http://www.mp3.com/LenBullard

Ekam sat.h, Vipraah bahudhaa vadanti.
Daamyata. Datta. Dayadhvam.h


-----Original Message-----
From: Darshan Singh [mailto:darshan@PerfectXML.com]

IMHO, CDATA section is not a good way to hold binary data (because then
you'll never be able to represent three byte sequence '5D 5D 3E' (hexr for
']]>').

To save binary data as part of XML you'll have to use Base64 encoding. I
don't have Java code that illustrates that, but following article might be
useful just to get an idea:
XML and binary data
http://www.PerfectXML.com/articles/xml/binary.asp