>> > In section 4.19, <list><empty/><list> is not transformed to <empty/>.
>> > Why not?
>>
>> A string consisting of one or more whitespace characters will match
>> <list><empty/></list> but not <empty/>. This doesn't make a difference
>> in the content of an element, but it does make a difference in the
>> content of an attribute.
>
> I was at first puzzled, but you are right.
>
> <element name="foo"><list><empty/></list></element>
> matches <foo> </foo>, but <attribute
> name="foo"><list><empty/></list></element> does not match foo=" ".
I think you meant to say:
<attribute name="foo"><list><empty/></list></attribute> matches foo=" ",
but <attribute name="foo"><empty/></attribute> does not.
On the other hand <element name="foo"><empty/></element> does match
<foo> </foo>
James
