a thought about bbcodes and xml...

[Milorad]

is there a way to turn the BBcode system into a very basic XML parser? it seems pretty similar already.

Could the [] be changed to <> ?

For instance... if I were to create a few custom tags in my bbcode system to process something like:

<catalogue>
  <cd>
    <title>Becoming X</title>
    <artist>Sneaker Pimps</artist>
    <track>blah</track>
    <track>blah</track>
    <track>...</track>
  </cd>
</catalogue>

Is something like this feasable? - can one nest custom BBcodes reliably?

... I'm just kinda thinking out loud... but I think that this would be good for forums with a heavy article focus.