Compare XML snippets?

Question

Building on another SO question, how can one check whether two well-formed XML snippets are semantically equal. All I need is \"equal\" or not, since I\'m using this for un

Answer 1

If you take a DOM approach, you can traverse the two trees simultaneously while comparing nodes (node type, text, attributes) as you go.

A recursive solution will be the most elegant - just short-circuit further comparison once a pair of nodes are not "equal" or once you detect a leaf in one tree when it's a branch in another, etc.