[XML-SIG] How to get 4DOM to output empty <elements />

[Fred L. Drake, Jr.]

Uche Ogbuji writes:
 > A) Should the default for printing empty XML elements be the short or long 
 > form?  Any different for HTML (note that the CVS 4DOM fixes bugs with HTML 4.0 
 > elements forbidden to have an end tag).
 > 
 > B) Should the printers accept optional argumuments that are lists of elements 
 > to always shorten if empty (or vice-versa if the answer to A is "yes)
 > 
 > I say "yes" to both of the above.

  I agree; I think the default should be to use the short form for
empty elements.


  -Fred

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Fred L. Drake, Jr.	  <fdrake at acm.org>
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