Re: prune xml of empty elements

Is a tag with only attributes considered empty?

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Re^2: prune xml of empty elements by metaperl (Curate) on Jul 14, 2011 at 20:27 UTC
I wouldnt say so, because attributes are actually child nodes with a single content item. The mantra of every experienced web application developer is the same: thou shalt separate business logic from display. Ironically, almost all template engines allow violation of this separation principle, which is the very impetus for HTML template engine development. -- Terence Parr, "Enforcing Strict Model View Separation in Template Engines"	[reply]

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Re^2: prune xml of empty elements
by metaperl (Curate) on Jul 14, 2011 at 20:27 UTC

The mantra of every experienced web application developer is the same: thou shalt separate business logic from display. Ironically, almost all template engines allow violation of this separation principle, which is the very impetus for HTML template engine development.