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From: Volkert Barr <barr@cs.tu-berlin.de>
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Subject: Re: Use of XML for config files
Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2002 10:39:16 +0200
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"Grein, Christoph" wrote:
> 
> From: Volkert Barr <barr@cs.tu-berlin.de>
> > > Where is this grammar?
> > > > I hope Stephan Leake will add it to his "Config-Proposal Page"!
> 
> Where is this page? I've just entered this thread (back from holidays).

http://users.erols.com/leakstan/Stephe/Ada/config_files.html 

> >
> > > > XML-like Configuration:
> > > >
> > > > <configuration>
> > > >   <config_item name= "Config_Item1" >
> > > >     <Key> Key </Key>
> > > >     <value> Value </value>
> > > Can this be repeated? There might be more than one key for a config_item.>
> > Sure ! Remeber this just an example and not a syntax definition!!
> >
> > > >     <config_item name = "Config_Item2" >
> > > >       <entry>
> > > What's the use of <entry>?
> > A Config_Item can have a list of Entries which are
> > Key/Value Pairs! Thats typical XML Style!
> 
> I know XML... Why <entry> inside an inner <config_item name = "Config_Item2" >
> and not inside an outer <config_item name= "Config_Item1" >. This is
> inconsistent and looks superfluous.
ok! The name Config_Item is not a good one! Should be called "Section"
and
entry sould be called "item" (as in the model i just send you!)

> And by the way: XML requires an end tag for the inner config_item which you have
> forgotten in your example.
Yep! I know XML! It was just a mistake!

 <configuration>
   <section name="Bla">
 
     <item>
       <key> Key </key>
       <value> Value </value>
     </item>

     <section name="InnerBla">

        <item>
         <key> Key </key>
         <value> Value </value>
       </item>

        <item>
         <key> Key </key>
         <value> Value </value>
       </item>


     </section>

   </section>
 </configuration>