Re: [TM4J-users] about ID(s)

[Stefan L. <li...@no...>]

Hi George,

George Tryfon wrote:

>Hello Kal
>
>On opening XTM files with TM4J, it seems to me that the
>"Topic Map id" that is registered in the XTM is ignored.
>instead the TM4J creates a new id for the "Topic Map"
>
><topicMap id="abc"
>    xml:base="c:\xyz\123.xtm"
>    xmlns="http://www.topicmaps.org/xtm/1.0/"
>    xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
></topicMap>
>
>instead of "abc" it gives to me something like "x1k75974ts-0"
>is this in purpose?
>
>
>Also I would like to be able to change some id(s) from already registered
>"Topics".
>Are you thinking to include this "id change" in the future?
>  
>
I think there is a way around, a little trick that is commonly used in 
topic map engines,
just add a sourcelocator of the form [xml:base]#[id] to the object. for 
your example
you have to add "c:\xyz\123.xtm#thisid" to set "thisid" for some topic 
or other topicmap object.

hope that helps.

stefan

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