RE: Attributes v Elements

["Bullard, Claude L (Len)" <clbullar@ingr.com>]

This is ONLY a rule of thumb.  If you think of elements 
as having content and attributes for metadata about 
the element itself or it's content, that is a rule 
of thumb.   Attributes are structure poor.

The exceptions are legendary.  As Robin 
says, the technical advantages or one or the other 
are "covered" on his page.

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

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

* Conder, Tom D (N-MAXIM Group) (tom.d.conder@lmco.com) wrote:

> Is there a good reference on the Web offering advice about various design
> decisions I have to make while developing a DTD (or XMLSchema)?
> 
> Is there a simple rule of thumb to apply to the use of attributes?
>