Re: SPARQL: which features now, which features later for RDF Data Access?

On Apr 4, 2005, at 18:57, ext Dan Connolly wrote:

>> Hmmm... I don't see a requirement for the query language
>> to support arbitrary typed literals, stated either explicitly
>> or subsumed by a requirement for the query language to
>> allow matching of any RDF triple.
>
> The closest thing is perhaps...
>
> "3.1 RDF Graph Pattern Matching—Conjunction
> The query language must include the capability to restrict matches on a
> queried graph by providing a graph pattern, which consists of one or
> more RDF triple patterns, to be satisfied in a query."
>  -- http://www.w3.org/TR/2005/WD-rdf-dawg-uc-20050325/#r3.1
>
>
>> I know that SPARQL presently provides for arbitrary
>> typed literals, but it would still be good to see this
>> requirement spelled out explicitly.
>>
>> Or perhaps I just missed it...?
>
> Perhaps 3.1 is explicit enough?

I hadn't read it that way at first, but if I squint
my eyes just right, I guess it does cover the general
requirement about being able to express a query to
match any RDF triple.

OK. Good enough.

Thanks,

Patrick

Received on Monday, 4 April 2005 18:07:47 UTC