Re: [xacml] Make "*-on-and-only" an AttributeDescription option

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

>> Sorry, yes, I meant AttributeDesignator.  -Anne
>
>Then, I am opposed to this modification. Why do you want it?
>To cut down on XML characters one has to type? %^D
>
>The type of the <*AttributeDesignator> construct would then be overloaded
>to represent a Bag or a singleton depending on this attribute. That would
>have typing issues with the <*Match> constructs as they take
><*AttributeDesignator>s that must have type Bag.
>
>Granted, that the type can be figured out by the looking at this
>attribute, but in effect it is really a different construct all together,
>i.e. one with the "*-one-and-only" function applied.
>
>This modification will not add any functionality. It is merely a
>convienience, and furthermore with typing issues.
>
>If we were to have it, it should be named differently and appropriately,
>especially since it will not be able to be applied within a <*Match>
>construct.

I'm convinced.  I think cutting down on XML characters is
worthwhile if minimal additional complexity is involved.  It
looks like the complexity is not minimal, however, so consider
this proposal dropped.

Thanks,
Anne
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