Re: OWL XML serialization

On 5 mrt 2008, at 19:23, Bijan Parsia wrote:
>> 1) What is the rationale behind using owl11xml:URI instead of  
>> xml:id attributes on XML elements?
>
> I would think that xml:id is inappropriate for several reasons:
> 	1) we aren't trying to identify elements; these are application  
> level not XML level identifiers;
> 	2) the value of an xml:id is an NCName
> 		http://www.w3.org/TR/xml-id/#processing
> 	thus can't capture all URIs
> 	3) the ultimate type is "id" which may have some consequences for  
> the PSVI.
> 	4) the uniqueness constraint is irrelevant so confusing

Thanks, indeed Jeremy corrected me wrt. this as well.

>> It seems natural to adopt the standard way of identifying XML  
>> elements.
> [snip]
>
> Well, my guess on what an XML weenie might say is that since we  
> *aren't* identifying XML elements (but OWL classes, properties,  
> etc.) that rather than being natural, it would be A Wrongness. Your  
> inner XML weeniemeter might read differently :)

Thanks again, didn't know I had one... will try to keep it in check in  
the future ;)

-Rinke


>
>
> Cheers,
> Bijan.
>

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