Re: [xml-dev] What are the characteristics of a good type system for XML?

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John Cowan <>
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Dare Obasanjo <>
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2003-05-14T18:10:14Z
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Re: [xml-dev] What are the characteristics of a good type system for XML?
Dare Obasanjo scripsit:

> I should point out that I simplified the cases in my geralizations. Many
> sophisticated users of validation do want more than regexes and strings
> when ensuring that a document satisfies its contract. They want to
> ensure values fall within certain ranges and ensure that various
> interdependencies are enforced. 

I agree that regexes are not enough, but supplemented with ranges and precision
for suitable types, they do almost the whole job.  Integrity checks are important,
but I haven't seen anything yet that is really satisfying in this respect except
full Schematron processing.

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