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    XML Attributes

    Hi

    Can someone please explain what the prupose of and XML attribute is? For example,

    Code:
    <family address="1 London Road">
    would be the same as a value within an Element i.e.

    Code:
    <address>1 London Road</address>.
    So what is the purpose of an attribute in this case?

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    Re: XML Attributes

    In that case it's basically the same thing... the difference is in how you read/write the information.

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    Re: XML Attributes

    Quote Originally Posted by techgnome View Post
    In that case it's basically the same thing... the difference is in how you read/write the information.

    -tg
    Great Thanks!

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    Re: XML Attributes

    Check out this screen shot of a really complicated XML file I have to produce for transmission to another software platform.

    They use lots of attribute values - seems they use them to "describe" what might be contained within - note the NAME TYPE - I'm guessing a different value in that attribute would require something other than the LAST NAME, FIRST NAME that follows within...
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