Moving to XML

When to use which

• When you may have a value which is a complex data item, use an element
  • example: agenda containing agenda items
• When you may have many values of the same type, use an element.
  • example: agenda item
• When you may have a long simple text value, use an element
  • example: title of an agenda item
• When you always have just one short simple text value, use an attribute
  • example: proposer of an agenda item

    <meeting id="June Board Meeting">
      <agenda>
        <item proposer="Simon Brooke">
          <title>
            Adoption of new project management
            procedures manual
          </title>
        </item>
        <item proposer="Angela Stormont">
          <title>
            Transfer of shares
          </title>
        </item>
      </agenda>
    </meeting>
    

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