Re: XPointer question

Masatomo Goto (gotou@flab.fujitsu.co.jp)
Fri, 30 Oct 1998 12:00:51 +0900


Hello,

At 12:50 98/10/30 +1100, Philip Rutherford wrote:
> Does anyone know how to specify elements relative to the current element
> using XPointer.
> For example in the following XML:
>
> <x href="child(1)">
> <y></y>
> <x>
>
> Does child(1) refer to <y></y> or does it refer to the first child of
> the whole document?

If element <x> is a simple link and 'inline' attribute is 'true', you can
point element <y> by specifying like following:

<x href="#origin()">
<y></y>
</x>

For more detail,

<x xml:link='simple inline='true' href='#origin()'>
<y></y>
</x>

But this representation is no meaning because inline resource is also
the same element <y>.

And, as shown above my example, before specifying XPointer, you must write
a connector(# or |). Unless, that string is recognized as a URI. See XLink
draft '2. Locator Syntax'.

- Masatomo Goto

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