- From: Geoff Chappell <geoff@sover.net>
- Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2005 10:21:27 -0500
- To: <public-rdf-dawg-comments@w3.org>
Please disregard most of my last message :-) I'd overlooked the fact that [] and () can't meaningfully stand alone within a graph {}. -Geoff > -----Original Message----- > From: Geoff Chappell [mailto:geoff@sover.net] > Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2005 9:47 AM > To: 'public-rdf-dawg-comments@w3.org' > Subject: Grammar question > > In the latest grammar VarOrTerm includes empty lists and empty blank nodes > but does not include lists with content (Collection) or blank nodes with > content (BlankNodePropertyList). Everywhere that VarOrTerm is used also > offers alternatives using Collection and BlankNodePropertyList (except > Reification - is that a mistake?). So why not just make RDFTerm include > lists with content, blank nodes with content, and reifications - e.g. like > the unused AnyNode? (sort of like saying that you can use a noun phrase > anywhere you can use a noun.) Seems like it would simplify the grammar > plus avoid potential mistakes of omission (e.g. shouldn't reification be > included in CollectionElement?). Or is there a necessary distinction that > I'm missing? > > Geoff >
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