elements that split character data

[Matthew Sergeant (EML)]

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Adrian Brogan [SMTP:adrian.brogan at harbinger.com]
> 
> Can anyone give me a definitive answer to this scenario ?
> 
> Consider the following xml
> 
> <one>
> 	This is some text
> 	<two>
> 		bulrb blurb blurb
> 	</two>
> 	and some more text.
> </one>	
> 
> Is the positioning of the character data in element <one> significant ?
> I.e. Would the following fragment of xml be considered the same as the one
> above ?
> 
> <one>
> 	This is some text
> 	and some more text.
> 	<two>
> 		bulrb blurb blurb
> 	</two>
> </one>	
> 
	No - they are considered quite different. Just as they would be in a
HTML processor, or a delimited file.

	Matt.


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