RE: [xml-dev] Subtyping in XML

From
Jeff Lowery <>
To
'Dare Obasanjo' <>, "Henry S. Thompson" <>, Jeff Lowery <>
Date
2002-09-10T17:38:25Z
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RE: [xml-dev] Subtyping in XML
> That's a bit of a strawman, IMHO.  It may have been the intent of
the WG to
	> produce OO in XML

I've never confused XML Schema complex types with objects (although I may
have had past cranial emissions of that nature).  The above statement does
not exhibit such confusion, though: it only speculates on the thought
processes of the WG, which ht has been kind enough to clarify. I don't see
that his statements confuse objects with data, either, BTW.

However, I have seen complex types mapped to objects. There are similarities
in their mechanisms for inheritance.  Whether such similarities are enough
to justify attempts at data binding is subjective, although I sense a tidal
shift away from such efforts.  But you know how tides are...