Some of us still prefer to ignore the Infoset entirely.
Thanks,
Simon
On 4/16/2016 1:09 PM, Costello, Roger L. wrote:
> Michael Kay wrote:
>
>> The Infoset spec refers to the XML spec, but not the
>> other way around. In terms of layering, the Infoset
>> is an overlay on top of XML, not an underpinning.
>> So it's not an "underlying" data model, rather an
>> "overlying" one.
>> Yes, the Infoset can be taken as the data model for
>> XML. But it is an after-the-event rationalisation;
>> it did not influence the design of XML. It also came
>> too late to influence other specifications; for
>> example in the XPath data model, namespace
>> nodes have parents, whereas in the Infoset,
>> namespace information items do not.
> Wow! Wow! Wow!
>
> I was not aware of this. I am shocked.
>
> Thank you Michael.
>
> /Roger
>
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