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Re: [xml-dev] Character Entities: An XML Core WG View

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To: jcowan@reutershealth.com
Subject: Re: [xml-dev] Character Entities: An XML Core WG View
From: David Carlisle <davidc@nag.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 1 Nov 2002 11:52:06 GMT
Cc: abcoates@TheOffice.net, xml-dev@lists.xml.org
In-reply-to: <200211011145.GAA08975@mail2.reutershealth.com> (message fromJohn Cowan on Fri, 1 Nov 2002 06:31:45 -0500 (EST))
References: <200211011145.GAA08975@mail2.reutershealth.com>


> Elements for characters, unlike entities, don't work in attribute values.

also they prevent many uses that people want to do with character
strings, regexp searches etc. 

David

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