Case-insensitive custom tag recognition and handling
US6675354B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 18, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 6, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 18, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/205
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for processing custom tags in a document object model (DOM) representation irrespective of the case in which the tags are authored. In an illustrative embodiment, a document object model (DOM) tree is processed to identify custom tags. Upon encountering a custom tag, an appropriate tag handler (e.g., a Java object, an XSL stylesheet, or the like) is invoked. According to the invention, a tag recognition routine is used for recognizing and handling case-insensitive custom tags. As a servlet engine is examining a tag name, if the name does not match one of the registered tags, the routine converts the name to neutral case. If the tag recognition routine recognizes the name as one of the case-insensitive tags, it converts the attributes to the appropriate case, and hands the resulting element off to a correct tag handler for processing.
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