RDF/XML syntax question - parseType="Collection" plus nodeID

• From: Toby A Inkster <tai@g5n.co.uk>
• Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:14:08 +0000
• To: Semantic Web <semantic-web@w3.org>
• Message-Id: <8F5040EB-4F17-4D8D-AC8D-3FAD7D74D7FF@g5n.co.uk>

Little question about using two features of RDF/XML in conjunction.  
Say I have the following RDF/XML:

<rdf:Description>
   <ex:foo>
     <rdf:List rdf:nodeID="theList">
       <rdf:_1><rdf:Description rdf:about="#i1" /></rdf:_1>
       <rdf:_2><rdf:Description rdf:about="#i2" /></rdf:_2>
       <rdf:_3><rdf:Description rdf:about="#i3" /></rdf:_3>
     </rdf:List>
   </ex:foo>
</rdf:Description>

Now, this can be simplified, removing the rdf:List and rdf:_n stuff,  
using parseType="Collection":

<rdf:Description>
   <ex:foo rdf:parseType="Collection">
     <rdf:Description rdf:about="#i1" />
     <rdf:Description rdf:about="#i2" />
     <rdf:Description rdf:about="#i3" />
   </ex:foo>
</rdf:Description>

But note now that the nodeID for the list no longer has an element  
upon which to be hung. If I want to refer to the same list again, I  
can't reference it as a named node. Is there a way around it? Can I  
use, for instance, rdf:nodeID on the <ex:foo/> element?

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Toby A Inkster
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