RE: XML valued datatypes

So lets make it an optional operator
 
Regards,
Martin

-----Original Message-----
From: Julian Reschke [mailto:julian.reschke@gmx.de]
Sent: Dienstag, 7. Oktober 2003 11:48
To: Wallmer, Martin; www-webdav-dasl@w3.org
Subject: RE: XML valued datatypes


Martin,
 
the simple answer is that DAV:basicsearch doesn't support queries on
properties that do not have a text content model. See
http://greenbytes.de/tech/webdav/draft-reschke-webdav-search-latest.html#non
-simple-types
<http://greenbytes.de/tech/webdav/draft-reschke-webdav-search-latest.html#no
n-simple-types> . So a server MUST NOT attempt to match in this case.
 
So yes, a new operator that does XPath-based matching on a property value
may make a lot of sense, but of course it can't become a required operator
for DAV:basicsearch.
 
Julian
 
 

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-----Original Message-----
From: www-webdav-dasl-request@w3.org
[mailto:www-webdav-dasl-request@w3.org]On Behalf Of Wallmer, Martin
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 11:20 AM
To: www-webdav-dasl@w3.org
Subject: XML valued datatypes



Hi, 

when we're talking about datatypes, what about xml value'd properties? 

Example: 

You have two resources, one you PROPPATCHed with: 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> 
<D:propertyupdate xmlns:D="DAV:"> 
  <D:set> 
    <D:prop xmlns:Z=" http://www.w3.com/standards/z39.50
<http://www.w3.com/standards/z39.50> "> 
      <Z:authors> 
        <Z:Author>Jim Whitehead</Z:Author> 
        <Z:Author>Roy Fielding</Z:Author> 
        <Z:Co-author>Lieschen Mueller</Z:Co-author> 
      </Z:authors> 
    </D:prop> 
  </D:set> 
</D:propertyupdate> 

the second with 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> 
<D:propertyupdate xmlns:D="DAV:"> 
  <D:set> 
    <D:prop xmlns:Z=" http://www.w3.com/standards/z39.50
<http://www.w3.com/standards/z39.50> "> 
      <Z:authors> 
        <Z:Author>Lieschen Mueller</Z:Author> 
      </Z:authors> 
    </D:prop> 
  </D:set> 
</D:propertyupdate> 

How to find all resources, where Lieschen Mueller was author, not Co-author?
Currently you have to define something like:

<like> 
  <prop> 
    <Z:authors/> 
  </prop> 
  <literal>%Lieschen Mueller%</literal> 
</like> 

but of course you will find both resources. Relying on formatting won't
work. So what about something like: 

<xpath> 
  <prop> 
    <Z:authors/> 
  </prop> 
  <literal>[Z:author="Lieschen Mueller"]</literal> 
</xpath> 

or finding all resources, where a Co-author is defined: 

<xpath-is-defined> 
  <prop> 
    <Z:authors/> 
  </prop> 
  <literal>./Z:Co-author</literal> 
</xpath-is-defined> 

where the literal is an xpath expression relative to the property (root
element). 

Regards, 
Martin 

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