Alexander Vincent writes: >> However, many of the data types we see in XML Schemas >> appear (to me at least) to correspond to many of the basic >> object definitions in ECMAScript, 3rd edition ( ). .... >> Nonetheless, the correlations between the data types both >> provide, at least on the surface to this novice, is astounding. >> Both provide rules for regular expressions, dates, and numbers... Well, one answer is that it was a goal [1] that we provide datatypes suitable for integrating XML with commonly used programming languages, applications and databases. JavaScript/ECMAScript is surely one of those languages. If you are implying that we have succeeded astoundingly well, then on behalf of the workgroup, I thank you! [1] http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/NOTE-xml-schema-req-19990215#Purpose ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Noah Mendelsohn Voice: 1-617-693-4036 Lotus Development Corp. Fax: 1-617-693-8676 One Rogers Street Cambridge, MA 02142 ------------------------------------------------------------------------Received on Friday, 23 March 2001 23:08:24 GMT
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