• From: Oliver Hallam <oliver@x...>
• To: xml-dev@l...
• Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 11:46:59 +0000

On 21/03/2011 11:22, Costello, Roger L. wrote:
> Why isn't this co-constrain expressed using XML markup? Why do we resort to non-XML syntax?
>
> Does it indicate an inherent limitation in the expressability of XML markup? Has anyone characterized this limitation?
>
> /Roger

For the same reasons we don't use XML syntax to represent strings:

<string>
<character>h</character>
<character>e</character>
<character>l</character>
<character>l</character>
<character>o</character>
</string>


Oliver Hallam
XQSharp
http://www.xqsharp.com

• References:
  • Inherent limitation in the expressability of XML markup?
    • From: "Costello, Roger L." <costello@m...>