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  • From: Elliotte Harold <elharo AT metalab.unc.edu>
  • To: Greg Saunders <saundersgreg AT hotmail.com>
  • Cc: xom-interest AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [XOM-interest] xpointer
  • Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2004 07:58:36 -0500

Greg Saunders wrote:
Thanks again for the clarification.

On a related note: though I didn't see it listed in "XOM down the road" [1], are there any plans to implement the "xpointer()" scheme [2], even though it is only a W3C "working draft" and not a "recommendation"?

Perhaps in the context of XInclude, but it's difficult to do, and not high on my priority list.

Regarding XPointer, you mention in your book: "If you need some means of pointing into an XML document, I suggest sticking with pure XPath instead." (Harold, 2004, p159.) [3] Is there some way to use XPath with XInclude other than the "xpointer()" scheme? Or how could we use XPath instead of XPointer?


The answer to the first question is yes. The answer to the second question depends on the context.

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