- From: Seaborne, Andy <andy.seaborne@hp.com>
- Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 13:20:39 +0100
- To: <public-rdf-dawg-comments@w3.org>
Tracking message. -------- Original Message -------- > From: Ivan Herman <mailto:ivan@w3.org> > Date: 1 September 2005 13:19 > > Andy, > > absolutely, I think that is now clear for the reader. > > Thank you > > Ivan > > Seaborne, Andy wrote: > > > > > > Ivan Herman wrote: > > > > > Some hair splitting again on the editorial side. > > > > > > In 2.8, RDF Collection, it simply says that (1 ?x 3) is an > > > alternative for > > > > > > _:b0 rdf:first 1 . > > > _:b0 rdf:rest _:b1 . > > > _:b1 rdf:first ?x . > > > _:b1 rdf:rest _:b2 . > > > _:b2 rdf:first 3 . > > > _:b2 rdf:rest rdf:nil . > > > > > > It may be worth adding (or reformulating the text) that a triple > > > pattern: > > > > > > > a :b (1 ?x 3). > > > > > > is then *replaced* by the triple: > > > > > > > a :b _:b0. > > > > > > where _:b0 is the one above (ie, the (1 ?x 3) is not mechanically > > > replaced by the stuff above, it would be syntactically incorrect > > > because it would lead to a duplicated full stop...). > > > > > > It may be obvious but I think it is worth making it clear. > > > > > > Ivan > > > > > > > > > > Ivan, > > > > Afetr changes based on your previous comments, the "RDF Collections" > > section says that > > > > (1 ?x 3) :p "w" . > > > > is short for: > > > > _:b0 :p "w" . > > _:b0 rdf:first 1 . > > _:b0 rdf:rest _:b1 . > > _:b1 rdf:first ?x . > > _:b1 rdf:rest _:b2 . > > _:b2 rdf:first 3 . > > _:b2 rdf:rest rdf:nil . > > > > to avoid saying that the list is replaced by the triples (which would > > indeed be syntactically wrong). It's not so much that any triple is > > *replaced* (the triples really are there) - it's about how they are > > written down. > > > > Does "is short for" meet your comment? > > > > Andy > > > > > > -- > > Ivan Herman > W3C Communications Team, Head of Offices C/o W3C Benelux Office at CWI, > Kruislaan 413 1098SJ Amsterdam, The Netherlands tel: +31-20-5924163; > mobile: +31-641044153; > URL: http://www.w3.org/People/Ivan/
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