Re: [xml-dev] Co-operating with Architectural Forms

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Sean McGrath <>
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2002-01-31T16:57:52Z
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Re: [xml-dev] Co-operating with Architectural Forms
>Architectural processing as defined in the HyTime AFDR appendix
>(<URL: http://www.ornl.gov/sgml/wg8/docs/n1920/html/clause-A.3.html >)
>can:
>         + rename elements (ArcForm)
>         + rename attributes (ArcNames)
>         + map #PCDATA content to an attribute value (#CONTENT)
>         + map an attribute value to #PCDATA content (#ARCCONT)
>         + "unwrap" elements (ignore the element but process its children)
>         + ignore entire subtrees (ArcSupr)
>
>When used in combination with IMPLICIT LINK, all of these mappings
>can be context-sensitive based on ancestor elements (#USELINK)
>or previous siblings (#POSTLINK).

I'd be interested to know how much of this functionality is
available today in various humble, unassuming, non-meta-infused
tools like XML::Twig for example or XPath based mapping
systems.

Sean