Re: more schema-08 notes

[Andrew Sciberras <andrew.sciberras@eB2Bcom.com>]

Andrew Sciberras wrote:

> Hi Hallvard,

Hi,

> > Section 2.34, street, could use an example with ", " between components,
> > to distinguish it from attrs with Postal Address syntax.  I've seen
> > these syntaxes being confused in both directions.
>
>
> Not a problem.

I think I'd like to elaborate on this topic a little bit.

The street attribute type is intended for a different usage than the 
attribute types that use the Postal Address syntax.

Lets take this address as an example (Just something I grabbed from the 
IETF webpage):

Minneapolis Hilton and Towers
1001 Marquette Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55403 USA


If you wanted to represent this address in its entirety, then you would 
use an attribute with a Postal Address syntax.
Using the postalAddress attribute, you can create a Postal Address value 
that separates the components in any way you like... Such as:

"Minneapolis Hilton and Towers$1001 Marquette Avenue$Minneapolis, MN 
55403$USA"


I don't see how you can draw a comparison between this representation of 
an address and what 'street' has to offer.
The intention of 'street' would be to hold the following value:
"1001 Marquette Avenue"

And, 'st' would be: "Minneapolis"
And 'postalCode' would be: "55403"


So, I guess my point is, I don't believe that there should be an example 
with ", " to separate components, when the attribute type isn't really 
designed to hold multiple components within a single value.


Andrew Sciberras.