Ahh the old attribute/element discussion - much to be said on this in various quarters, you may want to google on "xml elements or attributes" to gain some insight.
If space is of concern then attributes take less room, but then again if space is of concern don't do xml, do json/csv/edi etc Personally i do as much as poss in elements, and keep the attribute for simple standard things like id, date etc. It then means you can place things like cdata into all your fields and so limits you less in some regard Rgds Symeon. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of George Gallen Sent: 13 May 2010 16:06 To: U2 Users List Subject: [U2] XML format question I'm importing some XML, and a question came up with the following: I'm writing a small xml extraction program to setup a dynamic array, what is the difference between putting a field inside the label vs putting the field between the tags of the label? Aren't they both a subset of the label? I always thought that if the field was a single value field, it would be quoted and inside the label, but if it could be a multivaled field, it would go between the field tags, with it's own field/tags. <Result precision="address"><Latitude>39.931085</Latitude> <Longitude>-77.387943</Longitude><Address>1001 N Some Rd</Address> <City>Somewhere</City><State>PA</State><Zip>15063-1404</Zip><Country>US</Cou ntry> </Result> Could this have formatted just as well as: <Result><precision>address</precision><Latitude>39.931085</Latitude> <Longitude>-77.387943</Longitude><Address>1001 N Some Rd</Address> <City>Somewhere</City><State>PA</State><Zip>19063-1404</Zip><Country>US</Cou ntry> </Result> or <Result precision="address" Latitude="39.931085" Longitude="-77.387943" Address="1001 N Some Rd" City="Somewhere" State="PA" Zip="19063-1404" Country="US"></Result> George Gallen Senior Programmer/Analyst Accounting/Data Division, EDI Administrator [email protected] ph:856.848.9005 Ext 220 The Wyanoke Group http://www.wyanokegroup.com _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list [email protected] http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list [email protected] http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
