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Re: Namespaces in XML: 3.1 the example [2]

• From: james anderson <James.Anderson@m...>
• To: "xml-dev@i..." <xml-dev@i...>
• Date: Wed, 01 Apr 1998 16:09:00 +0200

David Megginson wrote:

> james anderson writes:
>
>  ...
>
>  > 2. if the schema is present, should the processor permit local
>  > additions to the namespace, that is the introduction of names which
>  > are not present in the external definition?  should the processor
>  > permit redefinition of existing names from the namespace?
>
> This would go against the basic principle of namespaces (globalisation
> and uniquification of names), since two documents could create
> different extensions to the same namespace.  ...
>

which is ok, if the issue is architectural forms, but bad if one is talking
about namespaces...

?

> I'm not certain that I understand the issue here -- why would someone
> not bring additional element types in from a different namespace,
> instead of adding private extensions to an existing one?
>

to "capture" an entity definition.

>  > (or rather, it's almost possible: there's a small problem, that the
>  > wd-standard precludes qualified entity names. why?)
>
> The namespace spec allows element type names, attribute names, and PI
> targets to be associated with a URI.  (External) entity and notation
> names are already associated with a URI.

but not identifiable.


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