Re: Experiences of XML parser generators for Ada?

[Adrien Plisson <aplisson-news@stochastique.net>]

Robert C. Leif wrote:
>    The "HUGE overhead.  e.g.: <detectionTreshold>84</detectionTreshold>" is
> being solved by the creation of "XML Binary Characterization Properties"
> http://www.w3.org/TR/xbc-properties/. 

this is a very interresting paper. thanks for the pointer. although it 
does not solve the problem, it just clarifies and categorizes it.

>    If the schema data-types are the same as the Ada data-types, the space
> required should be approximately the same. 

i don't agree with this: if the space is the same, it means you would 
not have any markup, just data, so there would be no need for xml.

> The real problem is that the Ada
> community has not been involved with setting W3C standards.  Ada needs a
> complete set of XML_IO packages including being able to create XHTML Strict.

well, Ada has nothing to do with w3c. it is the our job, as Ada 
programmers to design and implement a library providing those features 
(as Xml/Ada does). it shall never be part of the standard.

-- 
rien