Re: Proposed rdf:RDF change

Dave--

Currently the first sentence of Syntax Section 2.6 says "To create a 
complete RDF/XML document, the serialization of the graph into XML must 
be contained inside an rdf:RDF XML element which becomes the top-level 
XML document element."  Doesn't this need to be modified in light of the 
change below?

--Frank


Dave Beckett wrote:

> Frank: since this is critical path for you, here's the change I
> propose to make (on or by Monday):
> 
>   7.2.1. Grammar start
>   http://www.w3.org/2001/sw/RDFCore/TR/WD-rdf-syntax-grammar-20030117/#start
> 
> Old:
> 
>   If the RDF/XML is a standalone XML document (identified by
>   presentation as an application/rdf+xml RDF MIME type object, or by
>   some other means) then the grammar starts with Root Event doc.
> 
> New:
>  
>   If the RDF/XML is a standalone XML document (identified by
>   presentation as an application/rdf+xml RDF MIME type object, or by
>   some other means) then the grammar may start with either production
>   doc or production nodeElement.
> 
> ---
> 
> There will then be a new test case something like this:
> 
> <Book xmlns="http://example.org/terms#">
>   <title>My First Primer</title>
> </Book>
> 
> giving the two N-Triples:
> 
> _:a <http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#type> <http://example.org/terms#Book> .
> _:a <http://example.org/terms#title> "My First Primer" .
> 
> (I note my parser Raptor emits the above triples fine if I give it
> the --assume option to make it ignore the rdf:RDF flag; so this is
> pretty much already implemented)
> 
> Dave
> 
> 
> 

Received on Friday, 3 October 2003 16:04:45 UTC