RE: "recursive" interface inheritance

+1

Gudge 

> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: www-ws-desc-request@w3.org 
> [mailto:www-ws-desc-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Sanjiva Weerawarana
> Sent: 30 April 2003 12:19
> To: www-ws-desc@w3.org
> 
> 
> I would think that we should disallow circular inheritance 
> like what you indicate. I believe the wording was put into 
> support "diamond" inheritance where are single interface 
> inherits the same super interface via two or more inheritance paths.
> 
> Sanjiva.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Liu, Kevin" <kevin.liu@sap.com>
> To: <www-ws-desc@w3.org>
> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 1:12 AM
> Subject: "recursive" interface inheritance
> 
> 
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > The current editor draft of part 1 spec [1] reads like that 
> extensions 
> > can
> be layered, but it doesn't say anything about if an interface 
> can appear multiple times in the inheritance hierarchy, for 
> example,  is it legal for interface A to extend interface B 
> and C, while B extends A,  C extends B,
> > and so on? For lack of good terms, I call it "recursive" 
> inheritance.
> >
> > We did discuss how to handle operation name conflicts, and added the
> following rule: " In cases where, due to a interface 
> extending one or more other interfaces, two or more interface 
> operation components have the same value for their {name} and 
> {target namespace} properties, then the component
> > models of those interface operation components MUST be 
> equivalent (see
> 2.15 Equivalence of components)If the interface operation 
> components are equivalent then they are considered to 
> collapse into a single component. It is an error if two 
> interface operation components have the same value for their
> > {name} and {target namespace} properties but are not equivalent".
> >
> > "recursive" inheritance may be considered as a special situation for
> operation name conflicts.  But I don't think it's the 
> intention of this group to allow "recursive" inheritance. If 
> the group agree, It would be helpful to make it explicit in the spec:
> > -  layered extension should be allowed
> > - "recursive" inheritance should be disallowed.
> >
> > [1]
> http://dev.w3.org/cvsweb/~checkout~/2002/ws/desc/wsdl12/wsdl12
> .html#Interfac
> e
> >
> > Best Regards,
> > Kevin
> 
>

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