Issue 88: No XPath default

["Marc Goodner" <mgoodner@microsoft.com>]

Issue 88

-----Original Message-----
From: Frederick Hirsch [mailto:frederick.hirsch@nokia.com] 
Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 10:57 AM
To: ws-sx@lists.oasis-open.org
Cc: Hirsch Frederick; Marc Goodner
Subject: NEW Issue: No XPath default

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ws-securitypolicy-1.2-spec-ed-01-r07-diff

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Artifact:  spec

Type: design

Title: No XPath default

Description:
In a number of places an optional attribute is used to indicate the
version of XPath to use, with the text "This optional attribute contains
a URI which indicates the version of XPath to use."

Would it help interoperability to define the default version of XPath to
use if attribute is not stated?

Places where this occurs:
646 /sp:SignedElements/@XPathVersion
725 /sp:EncryptedElements/@XPathVersion
755 /sp:RequiredElements/@XPathVersion

Related issues: none

Proposed Resolution: In every instance specify default to use if no
attribute specified. Xpath 1.0 (as opposed to 2.0)?

regards, Frederick

Frederick Hirsch
Nokia