RDF Abbreviated Syntax

• This same example:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<RDF xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
     xmlns:s="http://description.org/schema/">
  <Description about="http://www.w3.org/Home/Lassila">
    <s:Creator>Ora Lassila</s:Creator>
  </Description>
</RDF>

• Can be represented using a more abbreviated syntax as:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<rdf:RDF "xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
          xmlns:s="http://description.org/schema/">
  <rdf:Description about="http://www.w3.org/Home/Lassila"
    s:Creator="Ora Lassila" />
</rdf:RDF>

• Similarly,

<!--These statements-->
<rdf:RDF>
  <rdf:Description about="http://www.w3.org">
    <s:Publisher>World Wide Web Consortium</s:Publisher>
    <s:Title>W3C Home Page</s:Title>
    <s:Date>1998-10-03T02:27</s:Date>
  </rdf:Description>
</rdf:RDF>

<!--are equivalent to these ones-->
<rdf:RDF>
  <rdf:Description about="http://www.w3.org"
    s:Publisher="World Wide Web Consortium"
    s:Title="W3C Home Page"
    s:Date="1998-10-03T02:27"/>
</rdf:RDF>