Re: node vs. element
Hello,An element is a named container for text, graphics, child elements, or whatever.
I'm writing developer documentation, annotating a sample XSLT file. I want
to refer to what the XML spec calls elements, but my SME calls nodes. After
reviewing several sources, I've found that much XSL documentation uses these
terms in a way that appears random. In a single document, I'll see "nodes,"
"elements," and "element nodes." In addition, the "root" is sometimes called
the root, root node, or root element.
A node is an element that is the target of a link. Depending on the
type of Xpointer being used for the link, the node element may or may not
have a value in its ID attribute.
An element node is just a more explicit way of describing a node.
A root node is the element at the highest level of structure (i.e.,
the element that contains as children all the other elements in
the document.
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