Why multiple root elements?

From: James Clark <>
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Date: 2010-12-13T09:08:52Z
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Thread: Why multiple root elements?

(5) multiple root elements
Allow multiple root elements in a document.
Why? Because people want it. There's no technical need.

One important use case is where a file grows over time. You want it to be well-formed all the time, but you want to grow it just by appending. A log file is the classic example. Another existing use case is XMPP (Jabber).

James

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