[erlang-questions] Re: Compare XML string

[Michael McDaniel]

On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 09:17:36AM +0530, Sand T wrote:
> Yes, both are identical. I need to compare xml strings/documents
> 
> ~Sand
> 
> On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 5:10 PM, Dmitry Belyaev <rumata-estor@REDACTED> wrote:
> > First of all, what does author want to compare: plain strings or xml
> > documents?
> >
> > If documents (or parts of documents) then what about order of attributes and
> > child elements? Does it matter?
> >
> > <item attr1="value1" attr2="value2"/>
> > <item attr2="value2" attr1="value1></item>
> >
> > Sand, do you count them identical?
> >
> > Dmitry Belyaev
> >
> >
> > On 06/29/2010 03:32 PM, Steve Davis wrote:
> >>
> >> Am I under-thinking this if I say:
> >>
> >> case GivenString of
> >> ExpectedString ->  ok;
> >> _ ->  error
> >> end.
> >>
> >> ..or is the question really as simple as it sounds.
> >>
> >> /s
> >>
> >> On Jun 25, 1:43 am, Sand T<sand.softn...@REDACTED>  wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> I need to compare two given XML string to ensure that the two strings
> >>> are identical or not at runtime. Does anyone have any idea on how to
> >>> do this in erlang?
> >>>
> >>> Following are some of the examples
> >>> Given String
> >>> <response type=\"progress\" im=\"IM\" login=\"ABC\"
> >>> code=\"102\">Authentication Successful ...</response>
> >>> Exp String:
> >>> <response type=\"progress\" im=\"IM\" login=\"ABC\"
> >>> code=\"102\">Authentication Successful ...</response>
> >>>
> >>> Eq 2:
> >>> Given String
> >>> <response type=\"progress\" im=\"IM\" login=\"ABC\"
> >>> code=\"102\">Authentication Successful ...</response>
> >>> <buddies im=\"IM\" login=\"ABC\"><buddy name=\"XYZ\" nickname=\"\"
> >>> status=\"offline\" custom=\"Is offline\" group=\"Friends\"
> >>> blocked=\"no\"/></buddies>
> >>>
> >>> Expected:
> >>> <response type=\"progress\" im=\"IM\" login=\"ABC\">Authentication
> >>> Successful ...</response>
> >>> <buddies im=\"IM\" login=\"ABC\"><buddy name=\"XYZ\" nickname=\"\"
> >>> status=\"online\" custom=\"Is offline\" group=\"Friends\"
> >>> blocked=\"no\"/></buddies>
> >>>
> >>> Regards,
> >>> Sandeep
> >>>
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  truly *identical* ?  
  as in "a" = "a" is identical and "a" = "a " is not identical ?


  if so, 


   try XML_one = XML_two of
      XML_one       -> true 
      catch _:_     -> false
   end


~Michael