MURATA Makoto scripsit:
This implies that XQuery should introduce its own mechanism (see [4])
and that the compact syntax of RELAX NG should introduce another.
I don't see that either of these are self-describing in the relevant sense,
any more than a C program is.
As far as I know, the charset parameter is the only generic mechanism. I
know the charset parameter is not working well, but I do not see any other
generic mechanisms.
It's an acceptable mechanism when there is no internal declaration present.
It causes problems when internal declarations are or may be present.
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