Re: same containers in more datasources in one nsIRDFCompositeDataSource

Jan Matousek wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Imagine two datasources, that both has same resource, that is instance 
> of rdf:Seq. When the two datasouces are added to some composite 
> datasource, than the content of resource in the composite datasource is 
> mixed together.
> 
> For example, container in first datasource:
> 
>   resource -> rdf:instanceOf -> rdf:Seq
>            -> rdf:_1 -> Element 1
>            -> rdf:_2 -> Element 2
> 
> The contaniner from second datasource:
> 
>   resource -> rdf:instanceOf -> rdf:Seq
>            -> rdf:_1 -> Element 3
>            -> rdf:_2 -> Element 4
> 
> The composite datasource does exactly what is expected - and the result 
> is that if the composite datasource is used in some xml template, than 
> the content of both resources is mixed together.
> 
> Is there any way how to "merge" contents of containers in composite 
> datasource, with renumbering of the containers to produce something like
> 
>   resource -> rdf:instanceOf -> rdf:Seq
>            -> rdf:_1 -> Element 1
>            -> rdf:_2 -> Element 2
>            -> rdf:_3 -> Element 3
>            -> rdf:_4 -> Element 4
> 
> Thanks,
> Jan

No. Unless you script it yourself. You could create a container for both 
datasources and add all members from one into the other. But it will 
still leave funny stuff in the first one.

RDF containers are just not made for the composited world, by design.

Axel