Question for XML Gurus

[2MuchMark]

Help! I'm stuck.

I have an xml file that contains a parameter that looks like this

<something></something>

I see this plain as day in the notepad editor. But my application isn't working and when I check the .xml file in a browser, I see only this

<something>

with no closer. </something> portion is missing.

BUT, if I insert any character between them like this:

<something>1</something>

then the browser reads it correctly.

Is it illegal to have no character between arguments in .xml?

[machinegunkelly]

Are you sure you're seeing <something> and not <something/> as a self closing tag ?

XML Spec converts <something></something> to <something/>

A simple space in the element should get you around this error. ( I can't be much help after this, just something I've run into before )

[just a punk]

Indeed. The browser shows it like that.

[2MuchMark]

Originally Posted by machinegunkelly

Are you sure you're seeing <something> and not <something/> as a self closing tag ?
XML Spec converts <something></something> to <something/>

Yes.

Originally Posted by machinegunkelly

A simple space in the element should get you around this error. ( I can't be much help after this, just something I've run into before )

Thanks for the suggestion. I tried a space, but it did not work.

Originally Posted by CyberSEO

Indeed. The browser shows it like that.

Do you mean it is SUPPOSED to show it like that? It is normal?

[myleene]

XML files can contain elements or attributes.

Which kind of item is it?

I believe this may help:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/...l-xml-elements

Your application may actually handle null values differently. If that doesn't work, I would refer to the docs of the application to confirm how it handles "empty" or "null" values. It's unclear which one you wish to handle in your first post.

Is it illegal to have no character between arguments in .xml?

It's not illegal. But your application may not handle that correctly.

[PornDiscounts-V]

Might depend on your parser... Is it asking for something to be in between and a \s (whitespace character) isn't good enough to return true?

Might be that it is asking, true or false? and only "something" returns true.

[zerovic]

Hi,

there's not much I can do without seeing the actual xml.. can you share the xml we are talking about?

Cheers,
z

[k0nr4d]

It's the actual contents of the XML that matter, not what your browser displays. What you see under "view source" when viewing xml in browser is what really matters.

[zerovic]

Originally Posted by k0nr4d

It's the actual contents of the XML that matter, not what your browser displays. What you see under "view source" when viewing xml in browser is what really matters.

Exactly.