- From: Graham Klyne <Graham.Klyne@Baltimore.com>
- Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2001 17:29:47 +0100
- To: "Jeremy Carroll" <jjc@hplb.hpl.hp.com>
- Cc: <w3c-rdfcore-wg@w3.org>
At 02:54 PM 9/6/01 +0100, Jeremy Carroll wrote: > > 6. More than one rdf:RDF > > > > Is it legal to have more than one rdf:RDF elements in one XML document? >Yes. > > Is it different from having all rdf:Description in one rdf:RDF? >No. > >At least I think so, we probably should make this explicit if that is what >people think. In particular it suggests that using an ID in one rdf:RDF >element in the file, prohibits the use of the same ID in some other rdf:RDF >element. Interesting question. I agree multiple <rdf:RDF>s should be legal. But are they the same as al the RDF in a single element? I'm not so sure. I'd think that separate <rdf:RDF> elements would generate different RDF graphs. They might be used in different contexts, or different modes (e.g. assertion vs query). I think it would be safer, in the long run, to preserve the separate graphs, and allow an application to merge them if it that serves its purpose. #g ------------------------------------------------------------ Graham Klyne Baltimore Technologies Strategic Research Content Security Group <Graham.Klyne@Baltimore.com> <http://www.mimesweeper.com> <http://www.baltimore.com> ------------------------------------------------------------
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