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Additionally: I started a thread [1] here about 1 year ago on this very topic - you might find some interesting stuff there as well. Kind Regards, Joe Chiusano Booz | Allen | Hamilton Strategy and Technology Consultants to the World [1] http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/200304/msg00114.html Michael Champion wrote: > > On Mar 17, 2004, at 5:59 PM, Jose Airton wrote: > > > > > What method can I apply in order to identify if a given information > > must be elements and which must be attributes? > > > The world's collective wisdom on this subject is linked/summarized at > http://xml.coverpages.org/elementsAndAttrs.html > > See especially > http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/xml/library/x-eleatt.html > "The oldest question asked by adopters of XML is when to use elements > and when to use attributes in XML design. As with most design issues, > this question rarely has absolute answers" > > The best short answer might be stated "elements for data, attributes > for metadata" but there are subtleties that these articles explain in > some depth. > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > The xml-dev list is sponsored by XML.org <http://www.xml.org>, an > initiative of OASIS <http://www.oasis-open.org> > > The list archives are at http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ > > To subscribe or unsubscribe from this list use the subscription > manager: <http://www.oasis-open.org/mlmanage/index.php>
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