Ah, "the difference" is the difference in applicability of the different
potentially-applicable bindings of each key name.
I can obviously say that more clearly.
Cheers,
E.
On 2/8/11 3:29 PM, "Su-Laine Yeo" <> wrote:
> Thanks! I guess I was confused by the following passage:
>
> "Now each of the definitions of key "key-01" has a different value for the
> @platform property. The effective binding will depend on the setting for the
> platform property either at the time the key space is constructed (filtering
> applied first) or at the time the key referencee is resolved (filtering
> applied second).
>
> In serial batch processors like the Open Toolkit or DITA2Go, the effect is the
> same for a given active property set. But for interactive systems like editors
> and content management systems the difference is important."
>
> What does the phrase "the difference" refer to in this last sentence?
>
> Cheers,
> Su-Laine
>
>
> From: Eliot Kimber [mailto:]
> Sent: Tue 2/8/2011 1:21 PM
> To: Su-Laine Yeo; dita
> Subject: Re: [dita] Question on conditional processing before/after keyspace
> construction
>
> For a given set of conditions the effective result will always be the same
> (ignoring conref issues).
>
> The difference is that if filtering is applied *after* key space
> construction, you have to hold all potentially-applicable key definitions so
> that you can select the correct one based on resolution-time conditions.
>
> However, for a given set of conditions you should get the same resolution
> result whether you apply filtering before or after key space construction.
>
> Or said another way, for a given set of conditions there is exactly one key
> space for a given root map.
>
> I say "ignoring conref" because conref results can differ depending on
> whether or not filtering is applied before or after conref resolution (see
> the interoperability appendix). But since that would only affect key space
> construction in the case where you resolved all *direct* conrefs, then did
> key space construction, then resolved any remaining indirect conrefs and one
> or more key definitions were constructed via conref, that seems like an
> unlikely case in practice.
>
> Cheers,
>
> E.
>
> On 2/8/11 3:11 PM, "Su-Laine Yeo" <> wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> The Understanding Keys and Key Spaces document seems to say that output of an
>> information set might differ depending on whether conditional processing is
>> applied before or after key space construction. Is this true? If it is, can
>> anyone provide an example?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Su-Laine
>>
>> Su-Laine Yeo
>> Solutions Consultant
>>
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>>
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