What are the problems with using XML attributes?
What are XML attributes?- It is a part of the XML elements.
- An element can have multiple unique attributes.
- It gives more information about XML elements.
Advantages of XML attributes:- XML attributes are used to describe XML elements.
- It provides additional information about elements.
- It is designed to contain data related to a specific element.
- In XML, there are no rules about when to use attributes and child elements.
Syntax:<element_name attribute1 attribute2>
//Content
</element_name>
Problems with using XML attributes:- It is preferred storing the data using the XML elemental form as it becomes very convenient to access and modify the data.
- The use of attributes is limited as they cannot contain multiple values.
- They cannot contain tree structures nor are expandable.