Some of us still prefer to ignore the Infoset entirely. Thanks, Simon On 4/16/2016 1:09 PM, Costello, Roger L. wrote:
Michael Kay wrote:The Infoset spec refers to the XML spec, but not the other way around. In terms of layering, the Infoset is an overlay on top of XML, not an underpinning. So it's not an "underlying" data model, rather an "overlying" one. Yes, the Infoset can be taken as the data model for XML. But it is an after-the-event rationalisation; it did not influence the design of XML. It also came too late to influence other specifications; for example in the XPath data model, namespace nodes have parents, whereas in the Infoset, namespace information items do not.Wow! Wow! Wow! I was not aware of this. I am shocked. Thank you Michael. /Roger _______________________________________________________________________ XML-DEV is a publicly archived, unmoderated list hosted by OASIS to support XML implementation and development. To minimize spam in the archives, you must subscribe before posting. [Un]Subscribe/change address: http://www.oasis-open.org/mlmanage/ Or unsubscribe: xml-dev-unsubscribe@lists.xml.org subscribe: xml-dev-subscribe@lists.xml.org List archive: http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/ List Guidelines: http://www.oasis-open.org/maillists/guidelines.php