Independent Data and Formatting with Microformats

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday July 11, 2006 @11:21AM from the web-fun dept.

IdaAshley writes to tell us IBM DeveloperWorks is running an article about how to best utilize microformats to embed data within standard XHTML code. From the article: "Microformats are a pragmatic approach to solving the issue of structured data on the Web. Is it as architecturally pure as XML-encoded data separated from its formatting through a mechanism such as XSLT style sheets? No. But I think this approach is a realistic middle step that will help build a more intelligent Web that is easier to use and provides better search and data integration."

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Re:I don't get it... by Karma+Farmer · 2006-07-11 13:22 · Score: 5, Informative
The class attribute was never intended to be limited to CSS. From the HTML 4.01 specification:
The class attribute... assigns one or more class names to an element; the element may be said to belong to these classes. A class name may be shared by several element instances. The class attribute has several roles in HTML:
- As a style sheet selector (when an author wishes to assign style information to a set of elements).
- For general purpose processing by user agents.