FW: here() function

Hi all,

The XML Link WG has decided that our definition of here() was useful since
it allows one to distinguish which attribute (or block of text) contained
the actual XPath being evaluated, which could've been a source of ambiguity
under the current XPointer draft [1].

[1] http://www.w3.org/TR/xptr

Therefore, our recent change in the XPath serialization spec to the function
name this() should be changed back to here().

Thanks,
John Boyer
Software Development Manager
PureEdge Solutions Inc. (formerly UWI.Com)
Creating Binding E-Commerce
jboyer@PureEdge.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Eve L. Maler [mailto:Eve.Maler@east.sun.com]
Sent: Friday, June 02, 2000 3:31 PM
To: Michael Dyck; jboyer@PureEdge.com
Cc: www-xml-linking-comments@w3.org
Subject: Re: XPath Serialization


John and Michael,

The XML Linking WG has discussed the issue of here(), and has agreed to
change the definition so that it returns the node that the XPointer is
actually in.  We hope this satisfies your concerns.

Best regards,

	Eve
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Eve Maler                                    +1 781 442 3190
Sun Microsystems XML Technology Center    elm @ east.sun.com

Received on Monday, 5 June 2000 12:05:37 UTC