Short Tags

Michael Alaly (alaly@inlink.com)
Wed, 13 May 1998 07:48:35 -0500

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Just a small note I forgot to add in my last message:

An XML parser does have all of the information to be able to process a =
document with short tags if you don't care about debugging. However, if =
I have a document with 10 000 start tags and with 9 999 end tags, the =
only information a parser can give is that the document isn't valid. =
This is because it won't know which elements are complete and which are =
still open. If it made some futile attempt to detect by checking with =
the DTD and debugging that way, it still isn't exact. Whereas, using =
long tags the parser can search for exactly which tag isn't closed and =
output its starting line position. This makes debugging cause a lot less =
headaches.=20

Another part of my two cents,
Cheers,

Michael Alaly
alaly@inlink.com | 314.878.6474

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Just a small note I forgot to add in = my last=20 message:
 
An XML parser does have all of the information to be = able to=20 process a document with short tags if you don't care about debugging. = However,=20 if I have a document with 10 000 start tags and with 9 999 end tags, the = only=20 information a parser can give is that the document isn't valid. This is = because=20 it won't know which elements are complete and which are still open. If = it made=20 some futile attempt to detect by checking with the DTD and debugging = that way,=20 it still isn't exact. Whereas, using long tags the parser can search for = exactly=20 which tag isn't closed and output its starting line position. This makes = debugging cause a lot less headaches.
 
Another part of my two cents,
Cheers,
 
Michael Alaly
alaly@inlink.com |=20 314.878.6474
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