SAX2 RFD: LexicalHandler draft v.1.1
Lauren Wood
lauren at sqwest.bc.ca
Wed Mar 24 17:55:09 GMT 1999
David Megginson wrote:
>
> Gavin Thomas Nicol writes:
>
> > > >Do we really need to know about CDATA sections
> > >
> > > Debatable perhaps, but supported by the DOM. (Anyone know why?)
> > > But I'd really like to see better SAX/DOM integration, so Yes!
> >
> > CDATA sections *are* different from normal text, even if only
> > because the author used them. Note the interface inheritance in
> > the DOM that tries to hide the distinction for those that need
> > not see it.
>
> By the same argument,
>
> <p
> x="1">
>
> and
>
> <p x="1">
>
> are different, because the author used them.
I haven't heard anyone argue that the whitespace can have semantic
meaning, whereas I have heard it about CDATA sections. (Note that I
do not necessarily agree that CDATA sections can have semantic
meaning, simply that some people think they do.)
Lauren
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