attribute "names"
Jonathan S. Shapiro (shap@eros-os.org)
Thu, 13 Apr 2000 02:56:19 -0400
My tentative belief is that all attribute types must be known to the DCMS
user agent. That is, I don't think there is value in allowing arbitrary
users to attach arbitrary attribute types to objects.
This is convenient, as it lends itself to internationalizing the attribute
names more easily. The attributes themselves can simply be named by
distinguished integers.
Can anyone give an example of a useful, user-defined attribute?
If so, I know how to implement it. I was just hoping not to have to. :-)