>> and take the data out of context I get this:
>>
>> aquarium:tank
>>
>> This appears to be richer.
> Prefixes are just prefixes, nothing more then
> a hint/reference to something important (and
> hopefully specifically unique) ... once we
> start thinking there is a shared dictionary of
> what prefixes are,
> instead of a namespace URI isn't this where
> problems start creeping in.
Good point Jim. I should have said:
When this QName value is taken out of context,
it does not have less information than a
non-QName value taken out of context.
/Roger