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Old July 30th, 2003, 07:41 PM
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coding practice : attribute or element?
As I work more and more with XML, I run accross situations where I could use either an attribute or create another element to provide the same data. Example:
Code:
<method name="foo" since="1.0.0">
...
</method>

// or //

<method>
  <name>foo</name>
  <since>1.0.0</since>
...
</method>
Which is better? or is this one of those preference things? I just don't have enough experience using XML to know which is easier to work with, both in relation to XSL and server-side languages like PHP.

Please don't just say which to do, provide some kind of real world example as to why. Thanks.
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I found this thread and describes pretty well how i approach the topic.

http://www.esrf.fr/exp_facilities/p...e/msg00080.html

http://www.intelligenteai.com/XMLRe..._attributes.htm
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Thanks for those links. Are we the only two people in the XML forum?
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no prob.

hahaha, i think so...
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