Comments in CaveXML

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From: Richard Knapp (gyp_caver_at_yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Dec 31 2001 - 00:48:43 CET 

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From: "Richard Knapp" <gyp_caver_at_yahoo.com>
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Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 18:48:43 -0500 (EST)
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Is it worth having Comments with a PCDATA element instead of just an attribute with CDATA?

In otherwords, which is better?

<!ELEMENT Comment (#PCDATA)>
<!ATTLIST Comment
            xml:lang NMTOKEN #IMPLIED>

or

<!ELEMENT Comment EMPTY>
<!ATTLIST Comment
        value CDATA #IMPLED
            xml:lang NMTOKEN #IMPLIED>

The second is more in line with other elements in the structure (Name) so it is much easier to code. If
something very complicated needs to be inserted, it might be better to have another element (RAWDATA?)
that has PCDATA instead of the comment.

Comments? (pun _not_ intended)

        - Richard Knapp


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