[x3d-public] improved definitions for metadata

[John Carlson]

The difference between /metadata/ and /value/ in MetadataSet appears to be
/metadata/ is SFNode and /value/ is MFNode.

I am done.

On Tue, Aug 10, 2021 at 2:13 PM John Carlson <yottzumm at gmail.com> wrote:

> After a bit more study, I see that every X3DNode has metadata, so it makes
> sense that inheritees do too.
>
> Yeah, I’m not in the loop.  I guess going for generality is a good plan
> and Metadata* should not inherit from MetadataSet unless MetadataSet has a
> /children/ field and not a /value/ field.  Making all the Metadata* nodes
> uniform is the best plan.
>
> It’s kind of confusing why MetadataSet has both a /metadata/ field and a
> /value/ field.   Please explain rationale or guidance as to why /value/ is
> provided.
>
> Thanks!
>
> On Tue, Aug 10, 2021 at 1:28 PM Brutzman, Donald (Don) (CIV) <
> brutzman at nps.edu> wrote:
>
>> Dick and I applied changes for Mantis 1361 to make terminology for
>> Metadata* nodes more precise.
>>
>>
>>
>>    - Mantis 1361: 7.3.5 X3DNode /metadata/ field description and
>>    clarification for each Metadata* node
>>    - https://www.web3d.org/member-only/mantis/view.php?id=1361
>>
>>
>>
>>    -
>>    https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3Dv4Draft/ISO-IEC19775-1v4-CD1/Part01/components/core.html#X3DNode
>>
>>
>>
>> 7.3.5 X3DNode
>>
>> 7.4.1 MetadataBoolean
>>
>> 7.4.2 MetadataDouble
>>
>> 7.4.3 MetadataFloat
>>
>> 7.4.4 MetadataInteger
>>
>> 7.4.5 MetadataSet
>>
>> 7.4.6 MetadataString
>>
>>
>>
>> All review welcome, thanks.
>>
>>
>>
>> all the best, Don
>>
>> --
>>
>> Don Brutzman  Naval Postgraduate School, Code USW/Br
>> brutzman at nps.edu
>>
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>>
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