[uf-discuss] Automatic conversion of XML to microformat and vice versa; recommendation for handling XML attributes?

[Bruce D'Arcus]

On 8/27/06, Costello, Roger L. <costello at mitre.org> wrote:

...

> I am having problems with mapping XML leaf nodes that have attributes,
> e.g.,
>
>       <aircraft_altitude units="meters">12000</aircraft_altitude>

Can you change your XML?  E.g.:

<aircraft>
  <altitude>
    <meters>12000</meters>
  </altitude>
</aircraft>

I'd say as a general rule, if in doubt, use elements to represent
content in XML.

Bruce