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Re: xml parsers: do I need one?by dragonchild (Archbishop) |
| on Aug 28, 2003 at 14:13 UTC ( [id://287369]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
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If you can mathematically guarantee that a regex will suffice, then use a regex! No-one is pointing a gun at your head and forcing you to use a parser. Parsers guarantee that they can read any file in XYZ format. If you have a subset of XYZ, then go ahead and use a regex. TMTOWDI!
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