Re: [Fwd: Re: [wss] xml:id proposal]

[Jeff Hodges <Jeff.Hodges@neustar.biz>]

 > Subject:     Re: [wss] xml:id proposal
 > Date:     Thu, 01 Sep 2005 16:21:34 -0400
 > From:     Rich Salz <rsalz@datapower.com>
 > To:     Duane Nickull <dnickull@adobe.com>
 >
 > Duane, the oasis mailer isn't letting me post; could you forward this
 > for me?  Thanks.
 >
 >  From Frederick's original text:
 >
 >> In addition, the xml:id attribute may be used. Applications MUST NOT
 >> specify both a wsu:ID and xml:id attribute on a single element, this
 >> is an XML requirement that only one attribute of type xsd:ID be
 >> specified on a single element.
 >
 >
 > I suggest changing "this is an XML requirement..." to "for situations
 > when the XML-DTD or XML Schema requirements that an element may have
 > only one attribute of type ID apply."
 >
 > (The XML requirement only applies when you have a DTD, and the Schema
 > requirement only applies when you have all the relevant schemas in-hand.)

+1


 >> On #4, I would advocate that the wording be stronger to indicate that
 >> within a specific document, one or the other must be used but not a
 >> mix of both.
 >
 >
 > Hm, since a WSS implementation must understand *both* wsu and xml ID's,
 > this seems to be more of a profiling than a technical issue.  I.e., let
 > WS-I make that call.

I suppose, but it seems broken in any case, and hopefully ws-i would think so too.


JeffH