[DFDL-WG] Fw: DFDL occurs properties on global elements
Steve Hanson
smh at uk.ibm.com
Tue Apr 23 14:22:56 EDT 2013
Agreed on call that rather than invent different scoping rules for the
DFDL occurs properties, we should let them appear on global elements in
the usual way. On a global element they won't be validated as a consistent
set though, that will only happen on local elements and element
references.
Regards
Steve Hanson
Architect, IBM Data Format Description Language (DFDL)
Co-Chair, OGF DFDL Working Group
IBM SWG, Hursley, UK
smh at uk.ibm.com
tel:+44-1962-815848
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From: Steve Hanson/UK/IBM
To: dfdl-wg at ogf.org,
Date: 17/04/2013 17:44
Subject: DFDL occurs properties on global elements
Some more thoughts on this.
Even if 4 is changed to a schema definition error, the normal scoping
rules would mean that an occurs property could still be picked up from a
global element if either the global element use dfdl:ref which pulled in
an occurs property, or if the element ref and it's schema were totally
silent about an occurs property but a dfdl:format in the global element's
schema wasn't silent so the global element picked up a default. As well as
the SDE we'd need to make it clear that properties in 4 must not be picked
up from the global element's scope.
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Errata 3.8 clarifies what action a DFDL processor should take when it
encounters an object that explicitly carries properties that are not
relevant to the object, as follows:
1 Property not applicable to the object’s kind.
Schema definition error. Example is lengthKind on xs:sequence.
2 Property not applicable because of simple type.
Warning. Example is calendarPatternKind on xs:string.
3 Property not applicable because of another DFDL property setting.
Warning. Example is binaryNumberRep when representation is text
4 Property not applicable because object is global.
Warning (optional). Example is occursCountKind on a global xs:element.
I am starting to question whether 4 is the correct behaviour. I think this
should be a schema definition error and not a warning because the property
becomes applicable for an element reference that refers to that global
element. It is a different situation from the other warning cases 2 & 3,
where the test is made once scoping rules are applied, and the property is
therefore not applicable.
Thoughts?
Regards
Steve Hanson
Architect, IBM Data Format Description Language (DFDL)
Co-Chair, OGF DFDL Working Group
IBM SWG, Hursley, UK
smh at uk.ibm.com
tel:+44-1962-815848
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