Re: [XForms CR] 3.3.2 The instance Element

Hi Steven,

There is a difference in how they are processed, and that wording 
difference is reflective of the processing difference.

If the src attribute appears, then it *will* be traversed, so if the link 
traversal fails, then xforms-link-exception.

The resource attribute can be provided, but if the instance element 
contains inline content (or a src attribute), then the resource uri will 
not be traversed.  Therefore, if it *is* traversed and the traversal 
fails, then xforms-link-exception.

Cheers,
John M. Boyer, Ph.D.
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Lotus Forms Architect and Researcher
Chair, W3C Forms Working Group
Workplace, Portal and Collaboration Software
IBM Victoria Software Lab
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"Steven Pemberton" <steven.pemberton@cwi.nl> 
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[XForms CR]  3.3.2 The instance Element







The descriptions of @src and @resource differ, leading one to think that 
there is a difference in how they are processed. I believe that that is 
not the case, and therefore suggest making them identical.

Steven

Current text:

This optional element contains or references initial instance data.

Common Attributes: Common

Special Attributes:

src
Optional link to externally defined initial instance data. If the link 
traversal fails, it is treated as an exception (4.5.4 The 
xforms-link-exception Event).

resource
Optional link to externally defined initial instance data. If the link is 
traversed and the traversal fails, it is treated as an exception (4.5.4 
The xforms-link-exception Event).