[Year 12 SofDev] XML Definitions

Mon Oct 11 02:33:45 UTC 2021

HI Simon / edulist

There's two main parts for me - examiner comment about what a field is -> Field is <staffid> i.e. what is exactly inside the <>

Then in terms of XML For me it is thinking of this as structured data or programming  hierarchy(i.e. like a database record) and the what type of data are you collecting and structuring and what is it's value.

In this example name is just like a form heading - its just simple data that has no real value. Its superficial in its value.

The 3 fields that make up staff id (and the child elements) are effectively the main data that you are collecting because it is the data that you are collecting about each person in that company. The indenting and the parent-child relationship makes this important data because someone has taken the time to structure this to get more details. The people in the company in this case are critical to know. The name is less important but it could still be linked because all these people are part of the same organisation. If company name was part of the staff id attribute then it would have the same importance.

Lastly and maybe not important but I see it as a clue to the answer, Name is not repeated (tells me that its descriptive but less valuable data) and its not likely to be captured more than once.

Regards
Janene

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From: sofdev <sofdev-bounces at edulists.com.au> On Behalf Of Simon Dorrat
Sent: Monday, 11 October 2021 12:05 PM
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Subject: [Year 12 SofDev] XML Definitions

Hi all

Looking over a previous exam the question below appears.  I haven't ever seen an official definition of what a "field" is.  The only official naming of the structural components of XML is "elements" and "attributes".  People sometimes refer to some parts of XML as records, when an element contains other nested elements, and so the components of the record could maybe be called fields, but is this actually accurate?

Looking at the example below (from the 2018 exam I think), I am assuming that the three answers are given because the staffname and salary are explicit elements nested inside staffid, and because the staffid uses an attribute this also be classed as a field, within the staffid record (which is sort of an implied staff record).  This logic seems vague and shaky and I would like to be able to explain it better to students.  Also to be able to answer the question of why "name" is not a field.

Apologies if this is the wrong forum for this type of question.

Thanks
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