- From: Don Chamberlin <chamberl@almaden.ibm.com>
- Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2004 15:51:15 -0800
- To: public-qt-comments@w3.org
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(IBM-XQ-009) Section 3.7.1.5 (Type of a Constructed Element) uses the following example: <a xsi:type="xs:integer">47</a> But Section 3.7.4 (Namespace Nodes on Constructed Elements) says that a similar example is not valid: <p xsi:type="xs:integer">3</p> This illustrates an error that many users will make. The namespace "xs" that contains all the built-in schema types is not in scope for a constructed element unless it is explicitly declared. We need to correct the inconsistency between the two sections noted above. This can be done in either of the following ways: (a) We can make a rule that the "xs" namespace, like the "xml" namespace, is automatically in scope for all constructed elements. I recommend this approach, because I believe that the justification for "xs" is at least as good as for "xml". This will remove a common source of errors and frustration. (b) We can replace the example in Section 3.7.1.5 with the following ugly but correct example: <a xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xsi:type="xs:integer>47</a> (along with an embarrassing explanation about why it this is necessary and an apology to users). --Don Chamberlin
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