clarify that all datatypes are optional, but conformant specs may require support
--- a/rdf-concepts/index.html Wed Aug 08 09:46:45 2012 +0100
+++ b/rdf-concepts/index.html Thu Aug 09 15:20:09 2012 +0100
@@ -730,7 +730,9 @@
to this abstraction MAY be used in RDF, even if not defined
in terms of XML Schema. RDF re-uses the XML Schema built-in datatypes,
and provides two additional built-in datatypes,
- <code><a>rdf:HTML</a></code> and <code><a>rdf:XMLLiteral</a></code>.</p>
+ <code><a>rdf:HTML</a></code> and <code><a>rdf:XMLLiteral</a></code>.
+ The list of datatypes supported by an implementation is determined
+ by its <a>datatype map</a>.</p>
<p>A <dfn>datatype</dfn> consists of a <a>lexical space</a>,
a <a>value space</a> and a <a>lexical-to-value mapping</a>, and
@@ -1079,12 +1081,20 @@
then it MUST be paired with the datatype
<code><a>rdf:XMLLiteral</a></code>.</p>
+ <p>If a <a>datatype map</a> contains the IRI
+ <code>http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#HTML</code>,
+ then it MUST be paired with the datatype
+ <code><a>rdf:HTML</a></code>.</p>
+
<p>If a <a>datatype map</a> contains an IRI of the form
<code>http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#<em>xxx</em></code>,
then it MUST be paired with the
<a title="RDF-compatible XSD types">RDF-compatible XSD type</a>
named <code>xsd:<em>xxx</em></code>.<p>
+ <p>Specifications that <a href="#conformance">conform to RDF</a>
+ MAY impose additional constraints on the <a>datatype map</a>,
+ for example, require support for certain datatypes.</p>
</section>
@@ -1211,12 +1221,25 @@
<h2>Changes from RDF 2004</h2>
+<section class="appendix" id="changes-wd3">
+ <h3>Changes from 05 June 2012 WD to this version</h3>
+
+ <p>This section lists changes from the
+ <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/2012/WD-rdf11-concepts-20120605/">05 June 2012 Working Draft (WD)</a> to this Editor's Draft of
+ <em>RDF 1.1 Concepts and Abstract Syntax</em>.</p>
+
+ <ul>
+ <li>2012-08-09: Clarify that all datatypes are optional, but RDF-conformant specifications MAY require specific <a title="datatype map">datatype maps</a></li>
+ </ul>
+</section>
+
+
<section class="appendix" id="changes-wd2">
- <h3>Changes from FPWD to this version</h3>
+ <h3>Changes from FPWD to 05 June 2012 WD</h3>
<p>This section lists changes from the
<a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/2011/WD-rdf11-concepts-20110830/">First Public Working Draft (FPWD)</a>
- to this Working Draft of
+ to the <a href="http://www.w3.org/TR/2012/WD-rdf11-concepts-20120605/">05 June 2012 Working Draft (WD)</a> of
<em>RDF 1.1 Concepts and Abstract Syntax</em>.</p>
<ul>