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0 pointsbeagle312y ago0 comments

Same as the XML

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I don't think XML does either by itself. The schema will determine which fields are parsed as strings and which are parsed as numbers.

beagle3OP12y ago

iff you have a schema, and a parser that actually uses it. I've seen a few DTDs but the vast majority of XML documents don't have a schema or even a DTD to follow.

And the vast majority of parsers will not parse anything for you, regardless of schema definitions.

Which effectively puts you in the same place as the JSON string.

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snowwrestler12y ago

I don't think XML does either by itself. The schema will determine which fields are parsed as strings and which are parsed as numbers.

beagle3OP12y ago

iff you have a schema, and a parser that actually uses it. I've seen a few DTDs but the vast majority of XML documents don't have a schema or even a DTD to follow.

And the vast majority of parsers will not parse anything for you, regardless of schema definitions.

Which effectively puts you in the same place as the JSON string.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse