rdf:datatype semantics

Neil Stansbury <neil.stansbury@REPLY_redbacksystems.com> Wed, 27 Jul 2005 17:02:25 +0100

Newsgroups	gmane.comp.mozilla.devel.rdf
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Semantically, what is the difference between the two dc:Source 
properties below?

I know one is a literal and the other a resource, I'm just wondering if 
there would be any reason to not treat the literal as if it were a resource.


<?xml version="1.0"?>
<rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" 
xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">

<rdf:Description rdf:about="urn:a">
   <dc:Source rdf:resource="urn:b"/>
   <dc:Source 
rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#anyURI">urn:b</dc:Source>
</rdf:Description>
	
</rdf:RDF>