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- Subject: Re: [xml-dev] patterns and restrictions
- From: David Tolpin <dvd@davidashen.net>
- Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 21:11:27 +0400 (AMT)
- In-reply-to: <005001c3c4bc$a2aeb440$ac00a8c0@aldebaran>
> > Therefore, I would think that 'pattern' defines a subset of
> > the lexical space of the type it is applied to.
>
>
> My understanding is that the "pattern" facet is a very special facet, in
> that it constrains two different things:
>
....
>
> "Normal" facets (except "pattern") don't care about the lexical
> representation. Any lexical form that is legal for the values in the value
> space may be used in instances, and will "represent" one of those values.
> "Pattern" is different.
>
> Alessandro Triglia
So, does 'pattern' restrict lexical space of the type it is applied to,
or defines it anew?
David Tolpin
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