But couldn't <phone number="123-555-5555"/>,
be extended to <phone number="555-5555" areacode="123"/>? Just a thought :) - Calvin ----- Original Message ----- From: "I-Lin Kuo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 7:15 AM Subject: Re: XML Best Practices - Resources > There's one significant difference between attributes > and tag content. Tag content allows the possibility of > extension via further subdivision in the future. For > example, > > <phone number="123-555-5555"/>, > unlike > > <phone> > <number>123-555-5555</number> > </phone> > > cannot be extended to > <phone> > <areaCode>123</areaCode> > <number>555-5555</number> > </phone> > > Attributes are more succinct. In my own usage, I > prefer to use tags for data, and attributes for > metadata -- data which describes the data > --- "Michael T. Tangorre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > I have been reading up on XML and there seems to be > > alot of people that > > favor more of an element approach as apposed to an > > attribute approach. > > > > <phone> > > <type>mobile</type> > > <number>555-555-5555</number> > > <extension>1234</extension> > > </phone> > > > > > > Mike > > > > ===== > I-Lin Kuo > Macromedia CF5 Advanced Developer > Sun Certified Java 2 Programmer > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com
