Re: clarification needed: order of children of atom:entry

[Tim Bray]

On Oct 26, 2005, at 9:46 PM, Eric Scheid wrote:



Section 4.1.2 of the Atom Syndication Format spec states this:

   "This specification assigns no significance to the order of
appearance of the child elements of atom:entry."

Is this referring to the immediate children only of atom:entry, or  
of all

descendents?


In the XML context, the term "child elements" is not ambiguous.  So I  
think it means what it says, which is what you want it to mean. -Tim

Re: clarification needed: order of children of atom:entry

[Eric Scheid]

On 27/10/05 4:09 PM, "A. Pagaltzis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> It would say descendents if it meant descendents, no?

not if it was speaking in more general terms.

e.

Re: clarification needed: order of children of atom:entry

[A. Pagaltzis]

* Eric Scheid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2005-10-27 06:55]:
> Section 4.1.2 of the Atom Syndication Format spec states this:
> 
>"This specification assigns no significance to the order of
>appearance of the child elements of atom:entry."
> 
> Is this referring to the immediate children only of atom:entry,
> or of all descendents?

It would say descendents if it meant descendents, no?

Regards,
-- 
Aristotle Pagaltzis // 

Re: clarification needed: order of children of atom:entry

[James M Snell]

Immediate children. 


Eric Scheid wrote:


Section 4.1.2 of the Atom Syndication Format spec states this:

  "This specification assigns no significance to the order of
   appearance of the child elements of atom:entry."

Is this referring to the immediate children only of atom:entry, or of all
descendents?

I'm hoping for the former, otherwise this:


   
   
   heading
   para.1
   para.2
   
   
   ...


... could become the following when passing some intermediary:


   
   
   para.2
   para.1
   heading
   
   
   ...


e.


 

clarification needed: order of children of atom:entry

[Eric Scheid]

Section 4.1.2 of the Atom Syndication Format spec states this:

   "This specification assigns no significance to the order of
appearance of the child elements of atom:entry."

Is this referring to the immediate children only of atom:entry, or of all
descendents?

I'm hoping for the former, otherwise this:




heading
para.1
para.2


...


... could become the following when passing some intermediary:




para.2
para.1
heading


...


e.