Johan Solve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 9/24/06 at 10:18 PM:
> Can't xml plist handle CDATA? Inside a CDATA block just about anything is
> allowed (expect the closing CDATA marker). That would allow regex
> expressions to be a bit more readable.
>
> In that case it would go like this
> <string><![CDATA[(?x:
> (?> ' (?s: \\. | [^'] )*? (?: ' | $ ) ) |
> (?> " (?s: \\. | [^"] )*? (?: " | $ ) )
> )]]></string>
That's a good suggestion, and indeed, it works. Although in fact,
because CDATA requires no escapes at all, you have to un-double
the backslashes in the example above.
Me, personally, I still find the "ASCII" plist format much easier
on the eyes, especially for shorter patterns.
XML:
<key>String Pattern</key>
<string><![CDATA[(?x:
(?> ' (?s: \. | [^'] )*? (?: ' | $ ) ) |
(?> " (?s: \. | [^"] )*? (?: " | $ ) )
)]]></string>
ASCII:
"String Pattern" = "(?x:
(?> ' (?s: \\. | [^'] )*? (?: ' | $ ) ) |
(?> \" (?s: \\. | [^\"] )*? (?: \" | $ ) )
)";
But you're right that with CDATA, you don't have to worry about
escaping anything, other than that you can't include the closing
']]>' sequence literally within the CDATA.
-J.G.
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