Hi,

I need to use XML and JSON outputs for an API that I program for a
project that has a web backend and multiple mobile clients.

The Javascript helper with Cake works just fine, but the XML Helper is
full of bugs. I posted the initial problem here:

http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php/browse_thread/thread/e63ebbe1c5c710a6/43a4b4da7d9b3bac?lnk=gst&q=xml#43a4b4da7d9b3bac

and openend a ticket for it here:

http://code.cakephp.org/tickets/view/79

But unfortunately haven't heard back so far. There are other issues
with the XML Helper that should be resolved as reported here:

http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php/browse_thread/thread/c66649159a9739b7/586b6bd6727ca874?lnk=gst&q=xml#586b6bd6727ca874

and here:

http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php/browse_thread/thread/6f023e991cc2f038/d9b809e3d0a4bba3?lnk=gst&q=xml#d9b809e3d0a4bba3

Overall I have to conclude that the Cake XML helper currently
unfortunately cannot be used to produce valid XML! This is a major
flaw of the CakePHP framework and given the fact that there are a lot
of different (working) XML parsers for PHP out there nothing that
should be difficult to resolve.

I'm currently thinking about switching to a different parser myself,
because these issues have been here for a while and still no news.
Don't get me wrong - I think CakePHP is great and love to use it, but
XML is THE standard data interchange format and I think Cake shouldn't
lower it's guard by not supporting it fully and correctly.

Best,
Tobias

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