What does i:nil=”true” mean?
This means FirstName is null <FirstName i:nil=”true” /> This means FirstName = “” <FirstName /> Assumption made on FirstName is of string type.
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What is the correct way to represent null XML elements?
xsi:nil is the correct way to represent a value such that: When the DOM Level 2 call getElementValue() is issued, the NULL value is returned. xsi:nil is also used to indicate a valid element with no content even if that elements content type normally doesn’t allow empty elements. If an empty tag is used, getElementValue() … Read more