Re: [xml] Detecting empty nodes

[Jason Viers <lists beanalby net>]

neil scales wrote:
> <MyXml>
>    <default/>
> </MyXml>
>
>
> <MyXml>
>    <default></default>
>   

These are identical, by the definition of XML.  There is no way to 
detect the difference between the two, nor should there be.

> <MyXml>
> </MyXml>
>   

default's lack of presence IS significant with XML, and libxml can 
detect this - it's a limitation of the wrapper.

Jason