Re: Valid values for @type in @context

On 4 October 2013 12:02, Markus Lanthaler <markus.lanthaler@gmx.net> wrote:

> On Friday, October 04, 2013 12:48 PM, Simon Grant
> [...]
>
> > To me (and possibly others) it would be helpful either
> > (a) to put a note in section 5.4 in any case -- not talking about
> > type coercion, but simply noting that @type arrays cannot be used
> > within @context (you don't have to say why at that point), or
>
> What about adding a statement saying that using @type in the context
> cannot be sued to specify the node's type but is used for type coercing
> values? I think that would also address the overloading issue.
>

Something like that would be fine with me, and I think would serve the
purpose as you suggest.

>
>
> > (b) to dis-overload (?) @type, so that within @context there is
> > "@valuetype" or something, with @type reserved for nodes outside
> > the context.
>
> I don't like that because it introduces other problems (people have to
> remember one more keyword, need to know when to use which, etc.)
>

I'm fine with that. No problem.

Thanks!

Simon


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