xpath - How to represent multiple values for a single node in XML? -
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <code_details> <summer_redeem_code>54</summer_redeem_code> <winter_redeem_code>38</winter_redeem_code> </code_details>
in above code, think of summer_redeem_code , winter_redeem_code tags want store multiple values. imagine summer_redeem_code passed values such 54,56,57 first 1 i.e. 54 can displayed. also, winter_redeem_code passed values such 38,48,58 first 1 i.e. 38 can displayed.
question: trying figure out best way represent multiple values single element/attribute/tag in xml can display more first 1 can now?
currently these tags 1:1 relationship , want make them 1-many (if makes sense?). basically, looking method(tags) can accommodate values.
constraints:
1) tags summer_redeem_code , winter_redeem_code cannot deleted break parser cannot modified.
possible solution: require leaving them , introducing new 1-many item new tag - maybe "redeem_codes" , putting under it.
the common ways of doing are:
wrapped sequences of elements
<codes> <winter> <wintercode>54</wintercode> <wintercode>58</wintercode> <wintercode>92</wintercode> </winter> <summer> <summercode>85</summercode> <summercode>32</summercode> </summer> </codes>
(2) same without wrapper elements
<codes> <wintercode>54</wintercode> <wintercode>58</wintercode> <wintercode>92</wintercode> <summercode>85</summercode> <summercode>32</summercode> </codes>
(3) list-valued content
<codes> <wintercode>54 58 92</wintercode> <summercode>85 32</summercode> </codes>
choosing between these involves trade-offs: ease of creating content, ease of validating, ease of reading content, size, compatibility past, extensibility future. can decide what's right you.
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