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Re: [xml-dev] So maybe ID isn't a problem after all.
On Sun, 11 Nov 2001, Gavin Thomas Nicol wrote:
> On Sunday 11 November 2001 09:12 pm, David Carlisle wrote:
> > the advantage of foo.xml#bar over either of the above is that the #bar
> > fragment id syntax is supported by a range of mime types.
>
> Like what? HTML and what others? Also, who actually uses it? Most of the
> times I've ever seen ID attributes used in HTML is in the context of an
> anchor.
#bar is not part of the XML, it is part of the URI that is used to represent
something within a resource. For example, VRML uses it to reference a
prototype instance or a particular viewpoint in the world. For example
http://www.3d.org/myhome.wrl#bath
would reference the viewpoint in the bathroom. Here, all the ID attribute is
nominating is a point that can be referenced from outside the document.
(eg by another document)
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