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3. Order of attributes is not enforced (i.e. a processor is not required
to retain the order)
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Joseph Chiusano
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doug Rudder [mailto:drudder@drugfacts.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 4:07 PM
> To: 'Farid.Mahini@L-3com.com'; xml-dev@lists.xml.org
> Subject: RE: [xml-dev] Attribute Usage
>
> It's a pretty subjective concept, and there is no hard and
> fast rule of law.
> Generally speaking:
>
> 1. Attributes are metadata (information about information)
> and usually
> represent properties of information. They can't contain
> mixed content or child elements, and don't define structure
> in the document.
>
> 2. Elements are data and represent components of
> information. They can
> contain mixed content and child elements. Elements provide
> both content definition and structure to the document.
>
> An ID would be a good example of an attribute. It does not
> define content or structure, but does provide a unique
> identifier for an element that does.
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Farid.Mahini@L-3com.com [mailto:Farid.Mahini@L-3com.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 3:01 PM
> To: xml-dev@lists.xml.org
> Subject: [xml-dev] Attribute Usage
>
> Hi,
>
> What is the purpose of element attribute? And is there a
> usage rule-of-thumb for element attribute (attribute vs.
> child element) ?
> Thanx,
> -Farid
>
>
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