Subject: Case usage in element names, attribute names & attribute values From: Rob McDougall <RMcDouga@xxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 18:18:59 -0400 |
I've been looking through many of the established XML grammars, and am left with a question. Why do all the grammars appear to be in lower-case? Since xml has become case-sensitive, it would seem to me that people would adopt one of the popular conventions used in other case-sensitive applications like programming languages. Why haven't I seen any grammars that look like this: <TagName AttributeName="EnumeratedAttributeValue"/> If someone were to create a grammar that mixed upper-case and lower-case would they have trouble getting people to adopt it? Is there a compelling reason to reject a mixed case grammar. To my eye, mixed case is more attractive. It's more like natural English. So, what are the opinions on each of: - tag names (lowercase, uppercase, mixed-case) - attribute names (lowercase, uppercase, mixed-case) - enumerated attribute values (lowercase, uppercase, mixed-case) And with each option, are there opinions on any punctuation? Hyphens, underscores, nothing? Thanks in advance, Rob XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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