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- Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 02:38:10 +0000
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http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=5431 Summary: Normal characters, character references Product: XML Schema Version: 1.0/1.1 both Platform: Macintosh OS/Version: All Status: NEW Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: Datatypes: XSD Part 2 AssignedTo: cmsmcq@w3.org ReportedBy: davep@iit.edu QAContact: www-xml-schema-comments@w3.org The paragraph following the Normal Character ("Char") production in the RE appendix says "Note that a ·normal character· can be represented either as itself, or with a character reference." Two problems: 1. '-' and '^' are ·normal characters·, but cannot always represent themselves in an RE. 2. A character reference is a string of characters; the productions and accompanying semantics defining REs do not allow such a string to be interpreted other than matching each character autonymously. Character references are used in productions, not REs.
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