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

[Michael Hudson]

Uche Ogbuji <uogbuji@fourthought.com> 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).

CVS 4DOM?  This won't entirely help; but tho only tag I have that is
sometimes empty and sometimes not is <a>; I'd still like to see

<a name="blah"></a> => <a name="blah" />
 
> 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.

Me too, but what do I know...

Thanks,
Michael

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