As discussed on the WG call, it is clearer
if the use of dfdl:defineXXXX is associated with a named re-usable annotation,
and that a 'normal' unnamed DFDL annotation puts properties into use. With
that in mind, when dfdl:format is used directly as an annotation on the
xs:schema, it is putting properties into use. I therefore withdraw the
proposal below.
Regards
Steve Hanson
Programming Model Architect, WebSphere Message Brokers,
OGF DFDL WG Co-Chair,
Hursley, UK,
Internet: smh@uk.ibm.com,
Phone (+44)/(0) 1962-815848
----- Forwarded by Steve
Hanson/UK/IBM on 11/11/2009 17:48 -----
| From:
| Steve Hanson/UK/IBM
|
| To:
| dfdl-wg@ogf.org
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| Date:
| 11/11/2009 11:15
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| Subject:
| DFDL: Default dfdl:format annotation |
Alan and I were discussing this on Friday.
We think that the 'default' dfdl:format would be better off contained
within a dfdl:defineFormat annotation with no name, zero or one of which
may exist in any given xsd. We think it makes things easier to document,
specifically that dfdl:format now only appears in one place - as a child
of dfdl:defineFormat, and that the term 'unnamed dfdl:defineFormat annotation'
may be used to describe this annotation unambiguously.
<dfdl:defineFormat>
<dfdl:format
........ />
</dfdl:defineFormat>
I'd like to add this to the first agenda
item for today's call.
Regards
Steve Hanson
Programming Model Architect, WebSphere Message Brokers,
OGF DFDL WG Co-Chair,
Hursley, UK,
Internet: smh@uk.ibm.com,
Phone (+44)/(0) 1962-815848
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