Multiple rdf:type elements from Alan Lillich on 2002-06-06 (www-rdf-interest@w3.org from June 2002)

From: Alan Lillich <alillich@adobe.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2002 11:17:57 -0700
To: <www-rdf-interest@w3.org>
Message-ID: <B924F565.11F%alillich@adobe.com>

An example of an rdf:Description element containing multiple rdf:type
elements came up in a recent discussion.  Clearly the syntax allows this,
and any one of the rdf:type elements could be used to produce a typedNode
form.

Has there ever been any discussion about the utility or meaning of this?
Perhaps to model multiple inheritance? Is it an oversight in the syntax?
Should RDF implementations complain about it if they have a checking mode?

Alan Lillich
Adobe Systems

Received on Thursday, 6 June 2002 14:18:19 UTC