[cddlm] [cddlm-wg | CDL Spec Revisions - 1724] How does value resolution handle non-element children in a ref node?]

[Steve Loughran]

One thing I'd like to discuss tomorrow is the outstanding tracker issues 
that I've been adding up against the CDL on the topics of resolution and 
namespaces.

This one is something I think is just not quite explicit in the spec: is 
it an error to have text, PI or comment nodes under a reference, and if 
so, what to do with them. The spec only says "no child elements", not 
"no children".

-steve

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [cddlm-wg | CDL Spec Revisions - 1724] How does value 
resolution handle non-element children in a ref node?
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 06:41:44 -0600
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A new artifact has been added:  1724

Submitted by:  Steve Loughran
Submitted date:  2006-01-17 12:41:43

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Summary: How does value resolution handle non-element children in a ref 
node?
Project: cddlm-wg
Tracker: CDL Spec Revisions
Artifact ID: 1724
Category: <None>
Group: <None>
Status: Open
Priority: -
Last Modified By: Steve Loughran
Last Modified: 2006-01-17 12:41:43
Submitted By: Steve Loughran
Submit Date: 2006-01-17 12:41:43
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Description:
The CDL specification says on P17 that "Value references MUST NOT be 
placed in an element that has child elements"

But there is no coverage of the policy with respect to other child 
types, such as comments, text and processing instructions

Specifically, are the following valid or not

<user1 cdl:ref="../toplevel"><!-- comment node--></user1>
<user cdl:ref="../toplevel">
        <!-- comment node-->
         And some text
</user>

If they are invalid, the spec must say "no children of any type".

If they are valid, the spec must say what is to be done with the nodes 
during reference resolution. There is an implicit specification in the 
value resolution process (the nested nodes are dropped).

Test case
org/ggf/cddlm/files/cdl/valid/set_02_references/cddlm-cdl-2005-02-0017.xml


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