James Clark <jjc@jclark.com> writes: <snip/> > t1 = "x y" [token] > t2 = "x y" [token] > s1 = "x y" [string] > s2 = "x y" [string] > > Which t/s pairs compare equal? Do I just compare the values after > whitespace normalization according to their respective whiteSpace > facets, which would imply t1 != s1, which seems a bit surprising? Yup -- t1 = t2 = s2, and s1 is left out. Works for me -- it's a consequence of comparing in the value space, which is what makes '0.1' = '.1' if they're both decimals, but not if they're strings. ht -- Henry S. Thompson, HCRC Language Technology Group, University of Edinburgh W3C Fellow 1999--2001, part-time member of W3C Team 2 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh EH8 9LW, SCOTLAND -- (44) 131 650-4440 Fax: (44) 131 650-4587, e-mail: ht@cogsci.ed.ac.uk URL: http://www.ltg.ed.ac.uk/~ht/Received on Tuesday, 23 January 2001 03:32:49 GMT
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