RE: [xml-dev] RE: Why does my browser treat the XML Schema documentat a

["Costello, Roger L." <costello@mitre.org>]

> Because IE's XML parser incorrectly strips whitespace text nodes. 

Thanks Michael. 

Is there a workaround?

/Roger

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Kay [mailto:mike@saxonica.com] 
Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 1:06 PM
To: xml-dev@lists.xml.org
Subject: Re: [xml-dev] RE: Why does my browser treat the XML Schema document at a URL as an XML document?

<xs:attribute name="lang"><xs:simpleType><xs:union 
memberTypes="xs:language"><xs:simpleType><xs:restriction 
base="xs:string"><xs:enumeration 
value=""/></xs:restriction></xs:simpleType></xs:union></xs:simpleType></xs:attribute> 
Notice that the XML is all smashed onto one line.

Why is there such a difference in behavior?

Because IE's XML parser incorrectly strips whitespace text nodes. An 
old, old problem.

You can write all the specs you like but you can't make Microsoft 
implement them...

Michael Kay
Saxonica

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