XML processing instruction survey

[Cox Andy]

One example of "real-world" PI usage can be found in the W3C Recommendation
"Associating Style Sheets with XML documents" [1].

I have also seen them used in the Apache Cocoon project [2].

Andy

[1] http://www.w3.org/TR/xml-stylesheet/
[2] http://java.apache.org/cocoon/ (soon http://xml.apache.org/cocoon)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-xml-dev at ic.ac.uk [mailto:owner-xml-dev at ic.ac.uk]On Behalf Of
> Hunter, David
> Sent: Thursday, 02 December 1999 10:56 AM
> To: 'XML Dev'
> Subject: RE: XML processing instruction survey
>
>
> From: Tim Bray [mailto:tbray at textuality.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 1999 9:57 PM
> >
> > It's not really designed for people.  It's mostly designed for use
> > by the XML processor to help figure out the encoding and make
> > sure that
> > this is really XML.
> >
> > I'd think that using it at the application level would be not only
> > uncommon but probably unwise.  I'd be interested to hear any positive
> > responses to the query. -T.
>
> As would I.  I'm currently writing YAXB (Yet Another XML Book), and I'm
> finding myself hard-pressed to come up with intelligent examples of where
> PIs might be useful.
>
> The XML Declaration I have no problem with, but PIs...
>
> David Hunter
> david.hunter at mobileq.com
> http://www.MobileQ.com
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