Re: [wsrp-wsia] [I#???] array representation

[Rich Thompson <richt2@us.ibm.com>]

I have been trying to catch all the places still using the later form and 
making them the first form. The reason has to do with the mapping to the 
WSDL. 

A type like "string[] userProfileItems" suggests that the WSDL will have a 
type for "string[]" and then use that type for userProfileItems. 

A type like "MarkupType markupTypes[]" suggests the WSDL will have a type 
for MarkupType and that a field (markupTypes) will be defined that is 
allowed to be an array of these. 

The second of these is what we have moved to in the WSDL. Since 
programmers usually view the two as equivalent, I prefer the one that more 
accurately reflects the WSDL.

Rich Thompson




Richard Jacob <richard.jacob@de.ibm.com>
01/14/2003 04:38 AM
 
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Gil, could you please create and assign an issue number to this topic:

Topic: array representation
Class: Minor Editorial
Title: array representation in spec
Document Section: example: 7.1.2
Description:
The way we represent array types in the types is inconsitent.
Most of the time we do things like:

  MarkupType   markupTypes[]


Sometimes however we say:


  string[]        userProfileItems


  We should be consistent here and choose the latter one which seems to be
  more natural to most programmers.


Mit freundlichen Gruessen / best regards,

        Richard Jacob
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