RDF Reference Manual
RDF namespace
RDF namespace (xmlns: RDF) :: http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#
RDF namespace (xmlns: rdfs) :: http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#
RDF extensions and MIME types
Recommended extension RDF file named .rdf, however, the extension .XML is often used is compatible with the old XML parser.
MIME types: "application / rdf + xml" .
RDFS / RDF class
| element | class | Subclass |
|---|---|---|
| rdfs: Class | All classes | |
| rdfs: Datatype | Data types | Class |
| rdfs: Resource | All resources | Class |
| rdfs: Container | Containers | Resource |
| rdfs: Literal | Literal values (text and numbers) | Resource |
| rdf: List | Lists | Resource |
| rdf: Property | Properties | Resource |
| rdf: Statement | Statements | Resource |
| rdf: Alt | Containers of alternatives | Container |
| rdf: Bag | Unordered containers | Container |
| rdf: Seq | Ordered containers | Container |
| rdfs: ContainerMembershipProperty | Container membership properties | Property |
| rdf: XMLLiteral | XML literal values | Literal |
RDFS / RDF property
| element | field | range | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| rdfs: domain | Property | Class | Resource domain |
| rdfs: range | Property | Class | Range Resources |
| rdfs: subPropertyOf | Property | Property | This property is a property sub-attributes |
| rdfs: subClassOf | Class | Class | Resource is a subclass of a class |
| rdfs: comment | Resource | Literal | Human-readable description of resources |
| rdfs: label | Resource | Literal | Human Resources readable label (name) |
| rdfs: isDefinedBy | Resource | Resource | Defined resources |
| rdfs: seeAlso | Resource | Resource | For additional information on resources |
| rdfs: member | Resource | Resource | Member resources |
| rdf: first | List | Resource | |
| rdf: rest | List | List | |
| rdf: subject | Statement | Resource | Resources subject of an RDF statement |
| rdf: predicate | Statement | Resource | In the predicate of an RDF statement resources |
| rdf: object | Statement | Resource | The object of an RDF statement resources |
| rdf: value | Resource | Resource | value property |
| rdf: type | Resource | Class | Resource is an instance of a class |
RDF properties
| element | field | range | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| rdf: about | The described resource definitions | ||
| rdf: Description | Container resource description | ||
| rdf: resource | Definition of resources to determine a property | ||
| rdf: datatype | An element of data type definition | ||
| rdf: ID | ID to define elements | ||
| rdf: li | Definition List | ||
| rdf:_ n | The definition of a node | ||
| rdf: nodeID | The definition of an element node ID | ||
| rdf: parseType | Should define how to parse elements | ||
| rdf: RDF | A root RDF document | ||
| xml: base | It defines the XML foundation | ||
| xml: lang | Language definition element content | ||
| rdf: aboutEach | (delete) | ||
| rdf: aboutEachPrefix | (delete) | ||
| rdf: bagID | (delete) |
Described as "deleted" for the recently removed from the RDF standard elements.