Using attribute or <tag>data</tag>

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November 22nd, 2011, 07:22 AM

jst666

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Using attribute or <tag>data</tag>

General design question, is there any difference, or any preferences between attributes or tags? This is mostly academic question... My practical situtation is whether I should use:
(There will be multiple "vat" -tags, but only one "site" -tag)
Tag:

Code:

<site>
   <vat>
      <vat_id>123</vat_id>
      <group>
           <name>System</name>
           <location>Cuba</location>
      </group>
      <group>
           <name>General</name>
           <location>Sanchez</location>
      </group>
   </vat>
</site>

or Attribute:

Code:

<site>
   <vat id="123">
      <group>
           <name>System</name>
           <location>Cuba</location>
      </group>
      <group>
           <name>General</name>
           <location>Sanchez</location>
      </group>
   </vat>
</site>

The data is ... conceptual.

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November 22nd, 2011, 12:23 PM

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It varies a bit, partly on style and partly on what parsers you'll use and what they support best. Some things are geared more towards using tags for everything.

Personally, I prefer attributes for simple values.

Code:

<site>
	<vat id="123">
		<group name="System" location="Cuba" />
		<group name="General" location="Sanchez" />
	</vat>
</site>

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