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----- Original Message -----
From: "David Tolpin" <dvd@davidashen.net>
To: <xml-dev@lists.xml.org>
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 1:35 AM
Subject: Re: [xml-dev] genx - consensus items
> David Tolpin:
> > Rich Salz:
> > > > I'm inclined to agree. A teeny bit more complexity in the
> > > > implementation but probably worth it. Anyone want to push back? -Tim
> > >
> > > asymnmetry is bad. open-close, begin-end, etc.
> >
> > The idea was to improve asymmetry, not to defeat it, I think.
> >
> > startTag
> > attribute*
> > text
> > endTag
> >
> > But in this case startTag is not start 'Tag', it is startElement/endElement.
> >
> > Not that I like this approach, just explaining. Simple logic is better than
> > complex.
>
> That is, startElement/endElement are good for building a tree, but inadequate
> for serializing,
>
> startTagOpen
> attribute
> startTagClose
>
> Text
>
> endTag
>
> are simpler and more natural for serialization tasks. I'd keep the startTagClose
Simpler than
startTag
attribute
text
endTag
?
Generally one should make an API as small as possible for a given set of features,
otherwise logical redundancy can creep in, with the need for additional state checking
and preventing inconsistent/contradictory calls.
Karl
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