how to avoid parser to read tags in an element?

[russland]

hi, can i somehow write a local DTD (at top of xml file) to ensure that a parse doesn't read html tags in an element

e.g.
<address>super duper road<BR>17404 York PA</address>

that BR tag is not wanted to be processed respectively parsed? any clue?

thanks a lot

 

[harebrain]

Tags are there for the XML parser, period. Good luck trying to tell it that a tag isn't really a tag.

Think about removing format from content. Then you won't have this problem.

May I suggest an XML tutorial?

http://www.zvon.org/index.php?nav_id=tutorials

 

[russland]

I got one here, in case anybody else cares:

user <![CDATA[BLAH BLAH BLAH BLHA]]> in that element to prevent the parser from looking into the content
e.g.
<ADDRESS><![CDATA[Henson Road 4353AB<br>2nd Floor]]</ADDRESS>


but, thanks for the tutorial

 

[harebrain]

Well, that doesn't fit your request for a DTD dodge.

And that's fine as long as you don't want the data parsed. But that begs the question, why use XML at all? Rather than tag your data to make it useful in multiple settings, you've just obscured it in one big blob.

Sure, it takes more work at the outset to create tags like

<address1>
<address2>
<city>
<state>
<zip>

etc., but at least the next time you need that data again, it's ready for you.

Like I said, I think you've found a way to accomplish what you want for now, but I think you're missing the point of using XML for data representation.

 

[russland]

thanks, i'll go through a tutorial somewhen the next days. thanks for taking time. merry christmas