> The definition of "associative array" is functional (ie: one value per key), not relational (ie: potentially N values per key).

Whose definition? Not wikipedias!

Language implementations differ, and users of different languages have problems to find reliable common terminology.

Many monks already showed you that XML and HTML generally allow repeated tags with different entries.

If you don't like this, please find an XML forum to complain, it has nothing to do with Perl!

Or give me a reply to Re^3: the annoying keys "key" and "value" (XML-RPC) showing that multi valued or ordered keys are excluded by RPC's scheme definition.

Cheers Rolf

In reply to Re^17: the annoying keys "key" and "value" by LanX
in thread the annoying keys "key" and "value" by jabowery

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