OpenSAML user discussion

["Scott Cantor" <>]

> (Based on my reading of XML Schema Part 1, the xsi:nil attribute is
defined
> in *every* schema with global scope suggesting that an "isNil()" method
> should be in org.opensaml.xml.XMLObject along with getSchemaType() [for
> xsi:type], getSchemaLocation() [for xsi:schemaLocation], and
> getNoSchemaLocation() [for xsi:noSchemaLocation].)

No, that wouldn't make sense. Not every type is nillable (in fact very few
are). The attribute is global but it's legality isn't, same as with
xml:lang.

What makes sense is for nillable types to carry it as a flag, unless they
extend other classes that would give you access to the arbitrary attributes.

-- Scott