Re: SPARQL Update feature

On 2010-07-13, at 14:33, Andy Seaborne wrote:

[snip]

>>>> >>  Hence, DROP ALL will DROP all graphs, and the system MUST re-create the default one (as an empty graph).
>>>> >>
>>>> >>  That would lead to
>>>> >>
>>>> >>  DROP [ SILENT ] GRAPH<uri>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>  =>
>>>> >>
>>>> >>  DROP [ SILENT ] (GRAPH (<uri>   | DEFAULT) | ALL)
>>>> >>
>>>> >>  (and DROP GRAPH DEFAULT == CLEAR GRAPH DEFAULT with the previous auto. default-graph creation feature)
>>>> >>
>>>> >>  Makes sense ?
>>> >
>>> >  I don't have an opinion whether DROPping the default should be allowed but if it is, meaning "clear" by implicit restoration is OK.
>> Ok - so based on that and your previous comments re. GRAPH DEFAULT, that could be
>> 
>> DROP [ SILENT ] (GRAPH<uri>  | DEFAULT | ALL)
>> 
>> and
>> 
>> CLEAR [ SILENT ] (GRAPH<uri>  | DEFAULT | ALL)
> 
> SILENT?  Isn't that only DROP and CREATE?

DROP GRAPH <a>
DROP GRAPH <a>

gives one or two errors, but

DROP SILENT GRAPH <a>
DROP SILENT GRAPH <a>

gives none. At least if it follows the SQL defn. of SILENT.

- Steve

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