RDF Validator Question (XML Literals) from Kip Hampton on 2004-04-25 (www-rdf-validator@w3.org from April 2004)

From: Kip Hampton <khampton@totalcinema.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 12:10:39 -0700
To: Jeremy_Carroll@hp.com
Cc: www-rdf-validator@w3.org
Message-ID: <408C0D2F.3080508@totalcinema.com>

Howdy,

I have a feeling this is a can of worms, but I'm wondering why, using 
RDF/XML syntax, a literal containing the attribute 
rdf:parseType="Literal" is not treated the same way as a typed literal 
with an rdf:datatype attribute whose value contains the URI for an 
XMLLiteral. That is:

<my:prop rdf:parseType="Literal">
   <element>some content</element>
</my:prop>

validates, but the following:

<my:prop 
rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#XMLLiteral">
   <element>some content</element>
</my:prop>

does not. Do these not express the same thing?

Bug? Feature? Disputed behavior? Misunderstanding on my part?

Cheers,
-kip

Received on Sunday, 25 April 2004 15:46:12 UTC