Re: [relax-ng] Java-style Unicode escapes

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John Cowan <>
Date
2002-04-08T13:05:43+00:00
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Re: [relax-ng] Java-style Unicode escapes
James Clark scripsit:

> Two reasons why one might prefer \x to \u:
> 
> 1. XML uses "x" to introduce hex char refs.
> 
> 2. If we use \u, people may be surprised that it it is followed by an 
> argument in braces rather than 4 hex digits as in Java.

I find these compelling.

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