Re: A few questions

From: Matthew Graham <mjg-at-cacr.caltech.edu>
Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2004 09:49:14 -0700 (PDT)

Hi Paul,

> >>> 2. we mandate the use of predefined prefixes:
> >>>
> >>> vr:interface/vs:resultType='text/xml+votable'
> >
> I think that if we have the registry interfaces defined in XML then we
> have to do option 2 as a minimum - XML standards are very clear about
> namespaces, and tools are free to chose whatever prefix they want - it
> is the namespace that is important.

You cannot specify the namespace that relates to a prefix in XPath 1.0. Since we are not supporting XPath functions, such as local-name(), this means that everyone *has* to use the same predefined prefixes for consistency.

        Cheers,

        Matthew Received on 2004-07-09Z18:49:52