On 9/24/09 11:29 AM, "Jack Moffitt" <jack at collecta.com> wrote: >> As long as your server has not been coded to check the first byte of the >> element name for fast routing decisions. I know of at least two servers >> that do this. > > Surely it's not that much less efficient to check the first byte > following the ':' instead? This does at least provide a good reason > why it was set in stone to begin with. A) it's a backward-compatibility issue B) the ':' is not at a fixed offset, so you have to scan up to it. -- Joe Hildebrand
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