Re: [RDFa] ISSUE-42: the @src attribute

Mark,


Mark Birbeck wrote:
>
[...]
> I agree. It seems that in general, @instanceof takes as its subject
> the 'current' object, and if there isn't one, one is created (as a
> bnode). This means that:
> 

Mark,

Although I agree this is useful in many cases, I am not sure I fully
understand... I guess I am a bit lost:-(

Indeed, how do I then set the rdf:type for the _subject_? Doesn't that
become a little bit too convoluted? Ie, if I have to code::

<div about="#A">
 <p foaf:name>Ivan</p>
</div>

how do I set the type of '#A' to be, say, foaf:Person? I cannot add the
@instanceof to <div>, because that would create a new blank object which
is not what I wanted... Of course, I can use the rel="rdf:type" and the
@resource, but, well...

Maybe we need _two_ aliases? One setting the type for the subject and
one for the object? It might solve lots of issues and may make things
clearer...

Ivan


>  <div instanceof="foaf:Person">
>    ...
>  </div>
> 
> doesn't make a statement about the document, but about a bnode on the
> <div>. This neatly gives you what you and others on the list wanted
> before, the ability to create typed bnodes without having to do lots
> of mark-up.
> 
> Working 'upwards', it also means that mark-up like this falls out quite
> nicely:
> 
>  <div rel="foaf:knows" instanceof="foaf:Person">
>    ...
>  </div>
> 
> to mean that there is a relationship of 'foaf:knows' between the
> nearest ancestor subject, and the bnode, which is itself of type
> 'foaf:Person'.
> 
> ...all of which I think we've said before...I'm writing it down as
> much for my own benefit as anyone else's. :)
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Mark
> 

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