[Biodevelopers] XML Standardization?

[A.J. Rossini]

>>>>> "patrick" == Patrick McConnell <MCCon012 at mc.duke.edu> writes:

    patrick> Can schema's easily represent parsed character data like DTD's can?  That
    patrick> is, can you have this:

    patrick> <annotation>This gene, <accession>ABC123</accession>, is a precursor to
    patrick> <accession>DEF456</accession>, which is a <keyword>G-Protein
    patrick> regulator</keyword>.</annotation>

    patrick> represented by a schema?

    patrick> My feeling is that DTD's are better at representing this sort of
    patrick> document-style XML.  Am I wrong here?

Yes.

Schemas are just "different".  Once you wrap your head around them,
they are no harder than DTD specifications of a valid document and
just as flexible.  They have the advantage of using XML for
description, if you consider that an advantage (I do).  They are
cleaner, in that respect.

best,
-tony

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