XML v/s customtags

[Shekar Atmakur]

Hi,
Can any one tell me what the advantage or disadvantage would be in using customtags over XMLs in rendering a dynamic page, where the content changes based on the data from previous pages?
thanks,
shekar

[Lasse Koskela]

What do you mean by "XML" here?

[Shekar Atmakur]

well,
WHat i meant by XML here is to create an XML documents based on data in a table and preload those XMLs and then choose the XML to render to the screen based on user input.
WHile with custom tags, i can can choose to display a certain section of the HTML page by havin some kind of an IF logic based on user input?
PLease let me know if i'm still noy making sense.

[Lasse Koskela]

Sounds like you're really between server-side scripting and client-side scripting. If that's the case, then I'd say the pros and cons are:
Server-side scripting:
+ You don't have to deal with differences in browser JavaScript implementations
- You may need to make more round-trips over the network
Client-side scripting:
+ Snappier interface (less round-trips needed)
- Problems with differing browser JavaScript implementations