Attributes

• Some people have the same names

• Use an ID number to disambiguate

• Store the ID number in an id attribute

• name=value

• An element may not have two attributes with the same name

• Attribute values must be quoted

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<catalog>

  <category>
    Small chamber ensembles - 2-4 Players by New York Women Composers
  </category>

  <composer id="c1">
    <name>
      <first_name>Julie</first_name> 
      <middle_name></middle_name> 
      <last_name>Mandel</last_name>
    </name>
  </composer>

  <composer id="c2">
    <name>
      <first_name>Margaret</first_name> 
      <middle_name>De</middle_name> 
      <last_name>Wys</last_name>
    </name>
  </composer>  
    
  <composer id="c3">
    <name>
      <first_name>Beth</first_name> 
      <middle_name></middle_name> 
      <last_name>Anderson</last_name>
    </name>
  </composer>
    
  <composer id="c4">
    <name>
      <first_name>Linda</first_name> 
      <middle_name></middle_name> 
      <last_name>Bouchard</last_name>
    </name>
  </composer>

</catalog>