Genealogy (was: [thelist] XML parsing)

[Chris Brody]

PeterV wrote:
> [option 2]
> <topic id="1" name="joe">
> <topic id="2" name="joe's kid">
> </topic>
> </topic>

Michael Mell wrote:
>> Option 1 is siblings all as children of the root element.
>> Option 2 is infinitely nested siblings. The younger brother
>> nested inside the elder.

Michael, you have either misinterpreted the orginal post, or confused your
terminology. Siblings cannot be "nested", even in the case of incest.

<eve s="adam" sex="1">
	<abel f="adam" sex="0" />
	<cain f="adam" s="cainswife" sex="0">
		<enoch m="cainswife" s="enochswife" sex="0">
			<irad m="enochswife" s="iradswife" sex="0">...</irad>
	</cain>
	...
</eve>

It would be very useful if everyone on this list could quote the relevant
text ABOVE their own comments before continuing the discussion. It should be
possible to read the latest post and follow the thread all the way back to
its original creator, in chronological order. Simple list etiquette in my
mind!

You may very well disagree.

--Chris.