: like <field name="cat">software</field> : : and standerd xml writers have xml generated as the same start and end tags. : : in SOLR xml : start tag = <field name="cat"> : end tag = </field>
that "tag" is the same, the "tag" is "field" ... the field "tag" has a mandatory "attribute" which is "name" While it's certianly true that some people discourage use of XML "attributes" when designing XML schema,s it doesn't change the fact that having "attributes" is a very legal part of XML. a quick google search for "xml attribute" turns up quite a few pages that you may find useful, here's just a few for starters... http://java.sun.com/webservices/jaxp/dist/1.1/docs/tutorial/overview/1_xml.html http://www.xmlnews.org/docs/xml-basics.html#attributes http://www.expertrating.com/courseware/XMLCourse/XML-Elements-Attributes-4.asp -Hoss
