Re: <output mediatype=""/>

If I recall correctly, one question was whether we could allow, or suggest,
that not only simple content could be used, but possibly nested elements. For
example:

    <data>
        <svg version="1.1" ...></svg>
    </data>

    <xf:output ref="data" mediatype="image/svg+xml"/>

instead of having the SVG's XML escaped as text within the `<data>` element.

I am not suggesting one way or the other at this point.

-Erik


On Thu, Apr 24, 2025 at 7:01 AM Steven Pemberton <steven.pemberton@cwi.nl>
wrote:

> Here is what we say already about <output/> for different media. It
> already mentions HTML explicitly, and could cover SVG without change.
>
> The mediatype is obtained from the mediatype attribute if present, or
> otherwise from the mediatype child element if any.
>
> If a mediatype has been specified, and the data to be output is non-empty,
> the data is decoded or dereferenced depending on the base type of the data:
> an xs:base64Binary value is base-64 decoded, an xs:hexBinary value is
> hex-binary decoded, and an xs:anyURI value is treated as a URI and
> dereferenced. For any other type, the data is used without modification.
> Implementations should
> <https://www.w3.org/community/xformsusers/wiki/XForms_2.0#intro-conventions> accept
> at least image/* and, if the host language is some version of HTML,
> text/html as possible values of mediatype.
>
> The data is rendered in a suitable way taking into account the datatype of
> the value, the mediatype if any, the appearance attribute, and
> localization and internationalization issues such as representation of
> numbers and dates.
>
> Steven
>
>
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