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AsTMa= 2.0 Language Definition

Robert Barta Bond University

rho@bond.edu.au

Lars Heuer Semagia

heuer[at]semagia.com

Copyright © 2005 Robert Barta Lars Heuer

AsTMa= is a shorthand notation for Topic Map instance data and --- as such --- is targeted for human authoring. This document specifies the language structure and the deserialization rules to build the equivalent TMDM instance.

This document has no formal status. It is a technical report of Bond University and Semagia.

As the running examples cover the theme The Beatles, this specifiation shall henceforth be called The Magical Mystery Tour (TMMT) document.

v2.0, 2005-11-24, $Revision: 1.23 $

Introduction
Conventions
Syntax
Overall Structure
Comments
Topics
Values
Associations
Templates
Directives
Appendix: Open Issues
Appendix: Changes
Appendix: Predefined Ontology
Appendix: Syntax
Appendix: Data Types
Appendix: Non normative Directives
Appendix: References