RE: XInclude: Interpretation of IURIs depends on how the document is included?

We're still pursing that question the WG.  Strictly speaking, the base
URI of the document is presumably something like
file:///d:XMLBaseTest/main.xml.  This is not character-for-character
equivalent, and the spec says an xml:base attribute is added if the two
values are "different".  If we clarify "different" to mean "not
equivalent for purposes of absolutization according to RFC 2396", then
the result would unambiguously be:

<?xml version='1.0'?>
<root xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
  <root>
    <element xml:base="file:///d:/XmlBaseTest/Dir/">
      <Included_Element/>
    </element>
  </root>
  <element xml:base="file:///d:/XmlBaseTest/Dir/">
     <Included_Element/>
  </element>
</root>

or (from a smarter implementation)

<?xml version='1.0'?>
<root xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
  <root>
    <element xml:base="Dir/">
      <Included_Element/>
    </element>
  </root>
  <element xml:base="Dir/">
     <Included_Element/>
  </element>
</root>

which I agree is a superior result.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: www-xml-xinclude-comments-request@w3.org
[mailto:www-xml-xinclude-
> comments-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Peter McCracken
> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 1:05 PM
> To: www-xml-xinclude-comments@w3.org
> Subject: Re: XInclude: Interpretation of IURIs depends on how the
document
> is included?
> 
> 
> ><?xml version='1.0'?>
> ><root xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
> >  <root xml:base="file:///d:/XmlBaseTest/inc1.xml">
> >    <element xml:base="file:///d:/XmlBaseTest/Dir/ ">
> >      <Included_Element
xml:base="file:///d:/XmlBaseTest/Dir/xinc2.xml"/>
> >    </element>
> >  </root>
> >  <element xml:base="file:///d:/XmlBaseTest/Dir/">
> >      <Included_Element
xml:base="file:///d:/XmlBaseTest/Dir/xinc2.xml"/>
> >  </element>
> ></root>
> 
> Hi,
> 
> In your provided correct result, is the xml:base attribute on the
second
> <root> element strictly necessary, since inc1.xml is in the same
directory
> as test.xml?  Your message at [1] seems to imply not.  Just figured
I'd
> check.
> 
> [1]
>
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Member/w3c-xml-core-wg/2003AprJun/0256.html
> 
> Cheers,
> Peter McCracken/Toronto/IBM
>

Received on Thursday, 26 June 2003 17:59:37 UTC