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One doesn't really need any new syntax. If we consider complexTypes as introducing a new namespace (which we're perfectly free to do - the NS rec doesn't say anything about how you create or name a namespace, nor much about what a namespace is) then xsi:type is an attribute that says "the default namespace within this element is the namespace created by the complexType with this name". That's it. Matthew > -----Original Message----- > From: Ronald Bourret [mailto:rpbourret@r...] > Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 11:23 PM > To: xml-dev@l... > Subject: Re: Namespaces, schemas, Simon's filters. > > > Peter Piatko wrote: > > I think it is pretty clear that the syntactic sugar of the > Namespace rec > > doesn't handle hierarchies all that well, and that Per-Element-Type > > partitions introduce such hierarchies (of at least one > level anyway). So I > > feel that the options are (a) enhance the syntax or (b) > simplify (i.e. > > flatten) the interpretation of what namespaces are. The > current situation > > is just confusing. > > Agreed, although it is mostly confusing because we keep > trying to impose > things on namespaces that just aren't there. I've many a mini-career > trying to debunk these and I still get tripped up... > > > Option (b) implies that an identifier might map to multiple > types. I think > > the question boils down whether this ok or not. > > In the end, I think you have to allow it. My gut tells me that the > alternative could get quite nasty. Besides, one of the nice > things about > XML is that it does let you do your own thing, even if that > thing isn't > always the best thing to do. > > -- Ron > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > The xml-dev list is sponsored by XML.org <http://www.xml.org>, an > initiative of OASIS <http://www.oasis-open.org> > > The list archives are at http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ > > To subscribe or unsubscribe from this elist use the subscription > manager: <http://lists.xml.org/ob/adm.pl> >
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