Re: [xacml-dev] Ordering in Bags

[Anne Anderson <Anne.Anderson@Sun.COM>]

No, the definition on p. 8 in the XACML 2.0 specification says a
bag is an "unordered" collection of values.

Anne

On 25 October, MICHAEL MENDONCA writes: [xacml-dev] Ordering in Bags
 > From: MICHAEL MENDONCA <mikemen@shaw.ca>
 > To: xacml-dev <xacml-dev@lists.oasis-open.org>
 > Subject: [xacml-dev] Ordering in Bags
 > Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 12:33:33 -0700
 > 
 > Hi
 > 
 > When attribute values are put into a bag can it be guaranteed that the attribute values exist in the bag in the same order as they are in the request? For example if I have the following attribute values in the request: 
 > 
 > <Subject>
 >     <Attribute AttributeId="group" DataType="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string";>
 >       <AttributeValue>developers1</AttributeValue>
 > 	  <AttributeValue>developers2</AttributeValue>
 > 	  <AttributeValue>developers3</AttributeValue>
 > 	  <AttributeValue>developers4</AttributeValue>
 > 	  <AttributeValue>developers5</AttributeValue>
 > 	  <AttributeValue>developers6</AttributeValue>
 > 	  <AttributeValue>developers7</AttributeValue>
 > 	  <AttributeValue>developers8</AttributeValue>
 > 	  <AttributeValue>developers9</AttributeValue>
 >     </Attribute>
 >   </Subject>
 > 
 > 
 > Do the attribute values exist in the bag in any paticular order?
 > 
 > Thanks in advance,
 > Michael
 > 

-- 
Anne H. Anderson             Email: Anne.Anderson@Sun.COM
Sun Microsystems Laboratories
1 Network Drive,UBUR02-311     Tel: 781/442-0928
Burlington, MA 01803-0902 USA  Fax: 781/442-1692