Re: [ubl-ndrsc] Removing use of "-" in element and type names

["Lisa-Aeon" <lseaburg@aeon-llc.com>]

The only general naming rule we have that sort of covers this is:

[R5] XML names constructed from dictionary entry names must not include
periods, spaces, or other separators.

This has been part of the NDR document from the beginning.  If this means we
have put in hyphens, then we are not compliant to our own rules.

Lisa

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eduardo Gutentag" <eduardo.gutentag@sun.com>
To: "Chin Chee-Kai" <cheekai@softml.net>
Cc: "Tim McGrath" <tmcgrath@portcomm.com.au>; "UBL NDRSC"
<ubl-ndrsc@lists.oasis-open.org>; "UBL LCSC" <ubl-lcsc@lists.oasis-open.org>
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 2:26 PM
Subject: Re: [ubl-ndrsc] Removing use of "-" in element and type names


> I don't believe there's currently a rule that covers this.
>
> My guess is that the rule should state something like "The case
> of the word segment that comes after the (deleted) hypen
> remains" (that is, E-mail becomes Email, whereas E-Mail
> becomes EMail); Lisa, we should put this in the agenda, I
> believe.
>
>
>
> Chin Chee-Kai wrote:
> > On Fri, 16 May 2003, Tim McGrath wrote:
> >
> >
> >>>...
> >>>So, given this all happens, what end up with is UBLNames that have no
> >>>punctuation (only boring a-Z) BUT Dictionary Entry Names (and their
> >>>composite parts) that may have things like "-".  Hopefully, this is
good
> >>>enough for Java and Perl ;-)
> >
> >
> > Yes, boring UBLNames are good enough.  The important thing is
> > for developers feel safe about mapping UBLNames directly
> > into programming language's variable or type name spaces in
> > a consistent manner without exception treatments of particular
> > UBLNames (such as those with punctuations).
> >
> > Given that, is there another NDR ruling on the casing of
> > the word segment that comes after the hyphen?  For instance,
> > CountrySub-Entity  will, in 0p80 and after, become
> > CountrySubEntity or CountrySubentity?
> >
> > Will E-mail and E-Mail become Email or EMail?
> >
> > Is there a casing rule for that given that UBLNames shall
> > have no punctuations in 0p80 and further?
> >
> >
> > Best Regards,
> > Chin Chee-Kai
> > SoftML
> > Tel: +65-6820-2979
> > Fax: +65-6743-7875
> > Email: cheekai@SoftML.Net
> > http://SoftML.Net/
> >
> >
> >
>
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