[semantics-public] X3DUOM improvements and X3D Ontology additions: further datatype information

[Brutzman, Donald (Don) (CIV)]

On 11/18/2019 6:51 AM, yottzumm at gmail.com wrote:
> Suggestion in green below.
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> I apologize for not working harder.   I am not the same Slartibartfast I used to be.
> [...]

"Walking on water wasn't built in a day." Jack Kerouac

> *From: *Brutzman, Donald (Don) (CIV) <mailto:brutzman at nps.edu>
> *Sent: *Monday, November 18, 2019 8:22 AM
> *To: *X3D Semantic Web Working Group <mailto:semantics-public at web3d.org>; X3D Graphics public mailing list <mailto:x3d-public at web3d.org>
> *Subject: *Re: [semantics-public] X3DUOM improvements and X3D Ontology additions: further datatype information
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> Much work has been done on these multiple points.  Rather than insert into prior email, here are changes:
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> 1. X3DUOM includes tupleSize and isArray properties in each field type.
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> Is isArray the same as having a type of MF*?  This could be validated when validating X3DUOM.  Also, it might be possible to improve the JSON schema generator based on this.
Yes.

Having formal definitions for boolean ArrayType and int tupleSize makes generation of code less error-prone and allows authors to program repeatable patterns for handling all types.

all the best, Don
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