Re: [CLOSED] Re: Namespaces

On Sun, Dec 18, 2005 at 01:52:28AM -0800, Richard Newman wrote:
> 
> Ah, I see. Without following the chain to <http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath- 
> functions/>, I didn't know that
> 
> ---
> The functions defined with an fn prefix are callable by the user.  
> Functions defined with the op prefix are described here to underpin  
> the definitions of the operators in [XML Path Language (XPath) 2.0],  
> [XQuery 1.0: An XML Query Language] and [XSL Transformations (XSLT)  
> Version 2.0]. These functions are not available directly to users,  
> and there is no requirement that implementations should actually  
> provide these functions. For this reason, no namespace is associated  
> with the op prefix.
> ---
> 
> I was under the (wrong) impression that each of the functions was  
> identified by a real URI, rather than an 'editorial' URI, and thus  
> op: would have to be bound to some prefix. I'd not come across that  
> before.
> 
> I would perhaps insert "(in accordance with [XQuery] §1.2)" right  
> after "named with the prefix op:", where [XQuery] is <http:// 
> www.w3.org/TR/xpath-functions/>.

The editor's draft *now* has:

[[
The following typographical conventions are used in this section:

    * XPath operators are labeled with the prefix op:. XPath operators
    have no namespace; op: is a labeling convention.
    * Operators introduce by this specification are indicated with the
    SPARQLoperator class.
]]

> Otherwise, that's fine. Thanks for the response.

And thanks for your comment.

> -R
> 
> On 13 Dec 2005, at 04:30, Eric Prud'hommeaux wrote:
> 
> >On Wed, Oct 26, 2005 at 11:08:10PM +0100, Richard Newman wrote:
> >>
> >>Howdy,
> >>  In "Namespaces:", immediately preceding <http://www.w3.org/TR/rdf-
> >>sparql-query/#operandDataTypes>:
> >>
> >>---
> >>The namespace for XPath functions that are directly available by name
> >>is  http://www.w3.org/2004/07/xpath-functions. The associated
> >>namespace prefix used in this document is fn:. XPath operators are
> >>named with the prefix op:, XML Schema datatypes with the prefix op:,
> >>and types of RDF terms with the prefix r:. SPARQL operators are named
> >>with the prefix sop:.
> >>---
> >>
> >>  So,
> >>
> >>fn: = http://www.w3.org/2004/07/xpath-functions.
> >>
> >>  I have two preliminary observations:
> >>
> >>1. "XML Schema datatypes with the prefix op:". Shouldn't this be xs:,
> >>judging by §11.1, or xsd:, following convention?
> >>2. The only namespace prefixes listed in §1.1 are rdf:, rdfs:, and
> >>xsd:. AFAICS, this leaves:
> >>  a) fn: defined, but not listed in §1.1
> >>  b) op:, sop:, xs:, and r: without a definition that I can see in
> >>this document.
> >>
> >>  Thoughts? If someone knows the URI for sop:, I'd very much like to
> >>be corrected, as I'm trying to write that part of twinql :)
> >
> >The lastest working draft [WD] has
> >[[
> >The namespace for XPath functions that are directly available by name
> >is  http://www.w3.org/2004/07/xpath-functions. The associated
> >namespace prefix used in this document is fn:. XPath operators are
> >named with the prefix op:, XML Schema datatypes with the prefix xsd:,
> >and types of RDF Schema terms with the prefix rdfs:.
> >]]
> >
> >I had adopted XPath's op: editorial style of indicating operators but
> >that appears to create too much confusion. I use a new editorial style
> >now, and there is no URL that identifies the operators.
> >
> >Plesae respond indicating whether this is satisfactory to you. You may
> >prefix the Subject: with [CLOSED] if you wish to close this issue.
> >
> >[WD] http://www.w3.org/TR/2005/WD-rdf-sparql-query-20051123/
> 

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