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Re: meta-specs (was RE: A few things I noticed about w3c's xml-schema)
- From: "Sean B. Palmer" <sean@mysterylights.com>
- To: "Bullard, Claude L (Len)" <clbullar@ingr.com>,Jonathan Borden <jborden@mediaone.net>,"Simon \"St.Laurent" <simonstl@simonstl.com>
- Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 21:29:37 +0100
> Or what does it mean to say "instances are equal"?
The logic is, "if all instances that are valid in A are valid in B,
and vice versa, and the same for invalidity, then A and B are equal
schemata". The logic breaks down if the "level of invalidity" is
variable, which for most XML schema languages, it isn't. For example,
you can imagine a schema langauge which advises people not to place an
element somewhere, and gives a "50%" no-no level. Then, to say that
schemata are the same, you'd have to say that all levels are the same,
which you couldn't do if you were constraining with a langauge which
doesn't allow levels (you'd have to set it at 100% or 0%).
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Kindest Regards,
Sean B. Palmer
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