rdf:datatype v xsi:type

• From: Brian McBride <bwm@hplb.hpl.hp.com>
• Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 08:23:18 +0100
• To: RDF Core <w3c-rdfcore-wg@w3.org>
• Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.0.20021016081911.08d6fb18@0-mail-1.hpl.hp.com>

One of the questions that came up when I talked to webont about datatypes 
was why we were using rdf:datatype and not xsi:type.  I couldn't remember 
the reason at the time, but I do think we need to have one.  Can someone 
remind me please.

One that now comes to mind is that xsi:type can take qname values and we 
need a URI for the datatype, and the standard namespace ref for xsd: does 
not produce the right uri.  Also there is the potential for confusion if we 
have one attribute that can take qname values and none of the others do.

Brian

Received on Wednesday, 16 October 2002 03:20:46 UTC