Does XML preserves white spaces or not?

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Sathish Kumar.R
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Hi,
White spaces can be preserved in XML using its default xml:space attribute..

XML provides a built in attribute 'xml:space' that instructs the agent to preserve all white space.

'xml:space' is one of the few attributes that XML reserves for itself. This attribute is inherited by child elements from their root element where white space is declared. When declared, it must be given as an enumerated type whose only possible values are "default" and "preserve".

<!ATTLIST poem xml:space (default|preserve) 'preserve'>

"default" -> the applications applies the white-space only for this element. "preserve" -> the applications preserves all the white space.

The rule for XML processors is that in the absence of a declaration that identifies the content model of an element, all white space is significant.

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Tip: Control white space in an XSLT style sheet