Re: xs:QName in Schema 1.1

"Kay, Michael" <Michael.Kay@softwareag.com> writes:

> I noticed that in the draft schema 1.1 requirement there is nothing relating
> to the QName data type, which is one of the most problematic data types of
> all.

> Here are some suggestions:
> 
> 1. Clarify whether the namespace URI of a QName that is written with no
> prefix is the null namespace or the default namespace, or whether it's
> entirely up to the application to decide. Possibly, allow this to be
> controlled via a facet.

Where is clarification required -- I wasn't aware there was any area
where is was not clear that unprefixed QNames are default-namespace
qualified.
 
> 2. Consider providing a lexical representation of QNames that uses the
> namespace URI and local name rather than a prefix and local name. For
> example
> 
>    "{uri}localname"
> 
> This would allow applications to construct QName values that don't depend on
> the in-scope namespace declarations and that can be safely copied-and-pasted
> from one XML fragment to another. It would remove the anomaly that the QName
> data type is currently the only data type where a lexical representation
> cannot be computed as a function of the value-space value.
> 
> Make this the canonical lexical representation of a QName.

Thanks, useful suggestion.

ht
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