Optional parameters should be absent rather than empty, unless the parameter specifically indicates that an empty value is permissible.<br><br>My interpretation, and from what I've seen what people do.<br clear="all">--<br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 7:52 AM, Jean-Noël Colin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jnc@info.fundp.ac.be">jnc@info.fundp.ac.be</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div style="">Hello,<div><br></div><div>I would like to clarify something about optional parameters: does an optional parameter have to appear, but without value, or does it have to be skipped completely, or are both options valid? </div>
<div><br></div><div>For instance, in authentication request, if I don't want to specify a claimed_id, do I simply not include the parameter in the list, or do I include it without value?</div><div><br></div><div>openid.ns=<a href="http://specs.openid.net/auth/2.0" target="_blank">http://specs.openid.net/auth/2.0</a><br>
</div><div>openid.mode=checkid_immediate<br>openid.claimed_id=<br>openid.assoc_handle=thisisahandle</div><div><br></div><div>vs</div><div><br></div><div>openid.ns=<a href="http://specs.openid.net/auth/2.0" target="_blank">http://specs.openid.net/auth/2.0</a><br>
openid.mode=checkid_immediate<br>openid.assoc_handle=thisisahandle</div><div><br></div><div>Best regards</div><div><br></div><font color="#888888"><div>Jean-Noël Colin</div></font></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>
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