RE: Type as a sequence of QNames

> You've probably already thought of this, but thinking about 
> the possibility of using RELAX NG to provide type information 
> during the construction of a node tree, I was wondering if 
> the data model could be made more schema-language neutral by 
> having the 'type' of a node be a sequence of QNames instead.

This kind of thing has been suggested and rejected in the past, and the idea
is currently being explored once again to see whether it solves any of the
problems with anonymous types. I've no idea what the outcome will be: but
thanks for the contribution.

Michael Kay

Received on Monday, 15 July 2002 07:59:54 UTC