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Subject: Re: [ws-caf-editors] Clarification on issue #136


Ahh... you're right sir... I can make it nillable.
On Mon, 2004-08-09 at 10:54, Mark Little wrote:
> Yes, I understand. It's mandatory, but can have a null element ;-)
> 
> Mark.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Simeon Greene" <simeon.m.greene@oracle.com>
> To: "Mark Little" <mark.little@arjuna.com>
> Cc: <ws-caf-editors@lists.oasis-open.org>
> Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 3:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [ws-caf-editors] Clarification on issue #136
> 
> 
> > This just came to mind.  If it is mandatory, then the first Context in a
> > chain will have to set it.  And since that Context will not have a
> > parent, what value would be used?  Pointing to itself will be awkward
> > (especially if the type is ContextType).  Because of this I think we
> > need to keep the element optional and change the text in the spec to
> > reflect this.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Simeon
> > On Mon, 2004-08-09 at 06:08, Mark Little wrote:
> > > I thought the agreed motion was that the parent context was mandatory,
> but
> > > that it could be a subset of the entire hierarchy. However, I was
> listening
> > > by phone at the time.
> > >
> > > Mark.
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Simeon Greene" <simeon.m.greene@oracle.com>
> > > To: <ws-caf-editors@lists.oasis-open.org>
> > > Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 8:45 PM
> > > Subject: [ws-caf-editors] Clarification on issue #136
> > >
> > >
> > > > see http://services.arjuna.com/wscaf-issues/show_bug.cgi?id=136.
> > > >
> > > > The latest comments state:
> > > > Change parent context from list to zero or one occurrence and further
> > > > change
> > > > parentsâ?T context to parentâ?Ts context. Alistair motioned Greg
> second.
> > > No
> > > > opposed. 8 in favor.
> > > >
> > > > It then goes on to say:
> > > > begin with passed context must set the parent context.
> > > >
> > > > A strict interpretation of the text makes these two excerpts
> > > > contradictory in my opinion.  The former excerpt says the element
> should
> > > > be optional "zero or one occurrence", yet the latter says that the
> begin
> > > > operation "must" set it.  This will cause a conflict between the
> schema
> > > > and the spec.  I recommend we either change "must" to "may" or make
> > > > parent context a mandatory element of the context.  I prefer the first
> > > > recommendation.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
> 



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