Re: Question about the 'length' - facet

Hi Mik,

> I was wondering what the use is of the 'fixed'-attribute in the
> 'length' - facet.

It doesn't have any use.

The fixed attribute means the same thing for all facets: it means that
subtypes can't change the value of that facet. For example, if the
'minInclusive' facet were fixed, then you couldn't change the
minInclusive facet to something other than the value it was fixed on.

But as you say, the length facet can't be changed anyway. Similarly,
if the 'whiteSpace' facet were set to 'collapse' there'd be no point
in fixing it to that value because the only legal value it could have
in a subtype is 'collapse'.

Cheers,

Jeni

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Jeni Tennison
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Received on Monday, 10 November 2003 08:35:14 UTC