I personally think number 2 is also not an issue if you construct your document 'correctly' (using text and element nodes).
Regards, Edwin On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 02:21:39 -0500, David D. Lucas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As previously mentioned... > > Item #1 is possible by using the xml construct of xml:space="preserve" > as an attribute. Put this on the Data tag like: > > <Data xml:space="preserve"> <Font>hi there</Font> </Data> > > and it will keep the spaces in the XML like you placed it. > This can be added programatically by added an attribute to the Data > Element with the name of xml:space and value of "preserve". > > > David Thielen wrote: > > Hi; > > > > > > > > I just wanted to make sure item (2) below was still under consideration > > as a new feature for dom4j. > > > > > > > > Thanks â dave > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > *From:* David Thielen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > *Sent:* Monday, December 13, 2004 9:48 AM > > *To:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > *Subject:* Two suggested improvements for dom4j > > > > > > > > Hi all; > > > > > > > > Well, after getting through the Microsoft SpreadsheetML xml format, I've > > found two things I think dom4j could really use. > > > > 1. Apparently you can state that white space and cr/lf are part of an > > element and need to be preserved. So <Data><Font>hi > > there</Font></Data> is different from <Data> <Font>hi > > there</Font> </Data>. And in this case, there needs to be: > > 1. A way to create these nodes initially with the spacing. > > 2. A way to make sure that any XMLWriter type class preserves > > it exactly. > > 2. A way to mark an element's text as final/literal so there is no > > translation of any character. So you can give the <Data> element > > the text of <Font>hi there</Font> and it does not change the < to > > a <, etc. > > > > Thanks - dave > > > > > -- > > +------------------------------------------------------------+ > | David Lucas mailto: ddlucas @ lse.com | > | Lucas Software Engineering, Inc. (740) 964-6248 Voice | > | Unix,Java,C++,CORBA,XML,EJB (614) 668-4020 Mobile | > | Middleware,Frameworks (888) 866-4728 Fax/Msg | > +------------------------------------------------------------+ > | GPS Location: 40.0150 deg Lat, -82.6378 deg Long | > | IMHC: "Jesus Christ is the way, the truth, and the life." | > | IMHC: "I know where I am; I know where I'm going." <>< | > +------------------------------------------------------------+ > > Notes: PGP Key Block=http://www.lse.com/~ddlucas/pgpblock.txt > IMHO="in my humble opinion" IMHC="in my humble conviction" > All trademarks above are those of their respective owners. > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. > Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. > http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ > _______________________________________________ > dom4j-user mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dom4j-user > ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ _______________________________________________ dom4j-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dom4j-user
