Re: Basic question on XML structure

[Nathan Andelin <nandelin@xxxxxxxxx>]

I should admit that an XML parser wouldn't have any trouble with parsing either document, and should also admit that the extra <children> node created by the first structure may not be necessary, but I think it makes reading and document with the naked eye more intuitive, and reading the source code for processing the parsed node tree more intuitive, because the <children> node organizes the data similar to normalized database structures.

-Nathan.




----- Original Message ----
From: David FOXWELL <David.FOXWELL@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Web Enabling the AS400 / iSeries <web400@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tue, March 9, 2010 10:12:45 AM
Subject: [WEB400] Basic question on XML structure

Hi all,

A little inexperienced in xml here.

Compare these 2 structures :

<client>
<name>bill</name>
<children>
    <child>
        <name>jon</name>
    </child>
    <child>
        <name>joe</name>
    </child>
</children>
</client>

<client>
<name>bill</name>
    <child>
        <name>jon</name>
    </child>
    <child>
        <name>joe</name>
    </child>
</client>

Are there any advantages or disadvantages to using or not using the element <children>?

We do not use attributes.


Thanks.