I think [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Since XML representations are for data exchange and aren't intended for human > consumption, there's no reason whatsoever not to make your grammars simple and > thereby simplify parsing and search. Your all-elements approach seems quite > reasonable from this point of view.
Some good arguments all around. I think what I'll do is let the code decide: whichever leads to simpler code for the parser/generator is what I'll end up adopting. Thinking about it, I can make arguments either way (name as attribute vs. name as element) as to which would be cleaner: we'll see how it comes out. Thanks for the ideas. --------------------------------------------------------- Ernest Friedman-Hill Science and Engineering PSEs Phone: (925) 294-2154 Sandia National Labs FAX: (925) 294-2234 PO Box 969, MS 9012 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Livermore, CA 94550 http://herzberg.ca.sandia.gov -------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send the words 'unsubscribe jess-users [EMAIL PROTECTED]' in the BODY of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED], NOT to the list (use your own address!) List problems? Notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------
