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= UID =
= UID =


"uid" is an [[hcard|hCard]] property.  See also [[hcard-examples#Canonical_Profiles_on_Sites|hCard examples for canonical profile URLs]].
"uid" is an [[hcard#Property_List|hCard property]].  The semantics of "uid" are defined in [http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2426.txt RFC2426] section 3.6.7 as noted in the [[hcard-profile|hCard profile]].  See also [[hcard-examples#Canonical_Profiles_on_Sites|hCard examples for canonical profile URLs]].


This page documents an effort to define a microformat for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Identifiers identifiers]. This effort came about from two angles:
This page also documents an effort to define a microformat for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Identifiers identifiers]. This effort came about from two angles:


* the need for a module that [[hcard|hCard]] and [[hcalendar|hCalendar]] could reference for defining the behavior of UID
* the need for a module that [[hcard|hCard]] and [[hcalendar|hCalendar]] could reference for defining the behavior of UID
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* [[uid-brainstorming]]
* [[uid-brainstorming]]


Please take a look, and contribute your thoughts and ideas.
Please take a look, and contribute your thoughts and ideas to the above pages.
 
==RFC 2426==
 
Section 3.6.7  of RFC 2426 (on which hCard is based) says:
 
<blockquote>
The [UID] can include the type parameter "TYPE" to specify the format of the identifier. The TYPE parameter value should be an IANA registered identifier format. The value can also be a non-standard format.
</blockquote>
 
A search of the IANA website finds no occurrences of "identifier format".

Revision as of 01:26, 9 September 2007

UID

"uid" is an hCard property. The semantics of "uid" are defined in RFC2426 section 3.6.7 as noted in the hCard profile. See also hCard examples for canonical profile URLs.

This page also documents an effort to define a microformat for identifiers. This effort came about from two angles:

  • the need for a module that hCard and hCalendar could reference for defining the behavior of UID
  • the need for marking up freeform identifiers that are found in web content

Per the microformats process

Please take a look, and contribute your thoughts and ideas to the above pages.

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