Karen Coyle wrote:
> ...Which brings me to the question: how
> does one indicate a finite set of values for a field in RDF? Of course,
> it will use a URI to point to the list, but what is the structure and
> what makes the list enforceable?
RDF alone doesn't provide for this, beyond simply indicating that a
property has a range (rdfs:range) of a given resource type.
OWL however has more validation features, allowing the datatype
of be specified (e.g. using XSD datatypes), enumerated types [1],
and restrictions based on context [2].
[1]. http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/REC-owl-ref-20040210/#EnumeratedDatatype
[2]. http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/REC-owl-guide-20040210/#PropertyRestrictions
Cheers,
L.
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