[Fwd: Clarification needed: anySimpleType]

Looking at 
http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-xml-schema-comments/2002JanMar/ 
I have the weird feeling that www-xml-schema-comments has become a 
honeypot to attract spam and that I'd better forward my question here!

Thanks

Eric
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  • From: Eric van der Vlist <vdv@dyomedea.com>
  • Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2002 18:01:33 +0100
  • Subject: Clarification needed: anySimpleType
  • To: www-xml-schema-comments@w3.org
  • Message-ID: <3C47036D.2090504@dyomedea.com>
The question is 80% academic since anySimpleType can't be derived and 
thus no facets can be applied on this type, but I am wondering how you 
define a "union of value spaces" in:

[Definition:]   There exists a conceptual datatype, whose name is 
anySimpleType, that is the simple version of the ur-type definition from 
[XML Schema Part 1: Structures]. anySimpleType can be considered as the 
�base type� of all �primitive� types. The �value space� of anySimpleType 
can be considered to be the �union� of the �value space�s of all 
�primitive� datatypes.

More generaly speaking I think that anySimpleType is under defined since 
you don't say anything (unless I have missed it) about its properties 
and canonical form which are usually associated with the value space in 
the primitive types definitions.

I am wondering, for instance what an API or PSVI exposing the canonical 
forms and properties could tell about a type defined as "anySimpleType".

Thanks

Eric
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