InResponseTo does not refer to an element in the same XML
document so it should not be related to XML ID processing.
XML ID type is a special flag for parsers which enables
them to match local document references.
I think the key is that both types allow/require the same
format of data, but keeping them of different types is the right thing to do so
that they are not interpreted as local references (which they
aren't).
Conor
From: Costello, Roger L.
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Why is ID of type ID, whereas InResponseTo is of type NCName? And why is
AssertionIDRef of type NCName?
Hi
Folks,
In saml-schema-assertion-2.0.xsd
it defines:
-
The ID attribute to be of type
ID
-
The InResponseTo attribute to be of type
NCName
-
The AssertionIDRef element to be of type
NCName
I thought that ID, InResponseTo,
and AssertionIDRef all contain the same type of value?
The value of InResponseTo must
equal the value of an ID, and the value of AssertionIDRef must equal the value
of an ID, right?
If so, then why are they
declared to be of different types?
/Roger
