[html5] r8300 - [e] (0) Explain microdata restrictions on property names Fixing https://www.w3.o [...]

[whatwg at whatwg.org]

Author: ianh
Date: 2013-11-19 14:16:46 -0800 (Tue, 19 Nov 2013)
New Revision: 8300

Modified:
   complete.html
   index
   source
Log:
[e] (0) Explain microdata restrictions on property names
Fixing https://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=23696
Affected topics: Microdata

Modified: complete.html
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--- complete.html	2013-11-19 21:35:44 UTC (rev 8299)
+++ complete.html	2013-11-19 22:16:46 UTC (rev 8300)
@@ -60577,6 +60577,11 @@
   must ensure all such property names contain no U+002E FULL STOP characters (.), no U+003A COLON
   characters (:), and no <a href=#space-character title="space character">space characters</a>.</p>
 
+  <p class=note>The rules above disallow U+003A COLON characters (:) in non-URL values because
+  otherwise they could not be distinguished from URLs. Values with U+002E FULL STOP characters (.)
+  are reserved for future extensions. <a href=#space-character title="space character">Space characters</a> are
+  disallowed because otherwise the values would would be parsed as multiple tokens.</p>
+
   <p>When an element with an <code title=attr-itemprop><a href=#names:-the-itemprop-attribute>itemprop</a></code> attribute <a href=#the-properties-of-an-item title="the
   properties of an item">adds a property</a> to multiple <a href=#concept-item title=concept-item>items</a>,
   the requirement above regarding the tokens applies for each <a href=#concept-item title=concept-item>item</a>

Modified: index
===================================================================
--- index	2013-11-19 21:35:44 UTC (rev 8299)
+++ index	2013-11-19 22:16:46 UTC (rev 8300)
@@ -60577,6 +60577,11 @@
   must ensure all such property names contain no U+002E FULL STOP characters (.), no U+003A COLON
   characters (:), and no <a href=#space-character title="space character">space characters</a>.</p>
 
+  <p class=note>The rules above disallow U+003A COLON characters (:) in non-URL values because
+  otherwise they could not be distinguished from URLs. Values with U+002E FULL STOP characters (.)
+  are reserved for future extensions. <a href=#space-character title="space character">Space characters</a> are
+  disallowed because otherwise the values would would be parsed as multiple tokens.</p>
+
   <p>When an element with an <code title=attr-itemprop><a href=#names:-the-itemprop-attribute>itemprop</a></code> attribute <a href=#the-properties-of-an-item title="the
   properties of an item">adds a property</a> to multiple <a href=#concept-item title=concept-item>items</a>,
   the requirement above regarding the tokens applies for each <a href=#concept-item title=concept-item>item</a>

Modified: source
===================================================================
--- source	2013-11-19 21:35:44 UTC (rev 8299)
+++ source	2013-11-19 22:16:46 UTC (rev 8300)
@@ -67223,6 +67223,11 @@
   must ensure all such property names contain no U+002E FULL STOP characters (.), no U+003A COLON
   characters (:), and no <span data-x="space character">space characters</span>.</p>
 
+  <p class="note">The rules above disallow U+003A COLON characters (:) in non-URL values because
+  otherwise they could not be distinguished from URLs. Values with U+002E FULL STOP characters (.)
+  are reserved for future extensions. <span data-x="space character">Space characters</span> are
+  disallowed because otherwise the values would would be parsed as multiple tokens.</p>
+
   <p>When an element with an <code data-x="attr-itemprop">itemprop</code> attribute <span data-x="the
   properties of an item">adds a property</span> to multiple <span data-x="concept-item">items</span>,
   the requirement above regarding the tokens applies for each <span data-x="concept-item">item</span>