Hi all!
When adding multiple values to one attribute, e.g. for behavior, we are using vertical bar as delimiter. However, I have just noticed that DwC Reference Guides recommends using “space-vertical bar-space” ( | ). Does anybody know what is the reason for adding space? We tried to upload to IPT datasets with space around vertical bar and without and we didn’t get any errors in any case.
If something is considered a delimiter, why adding space?
Thanks!
Luka
Hi @lkatusic I guess is for have better human readability, is easier to read “Flying | Eating | Mating” rather than “Flying|Eating|Mating”, especially when there are several instances. From a publishing perspective in an IPT, it is not a problem.
Thank you Esteban! OK, space make it a bit more easy to read, but also a bit more difficult and prone to errors when entering the data and also to separate the values for users, for example in Excel. I would say the purpose of DwC is to share data more easily not to present it more easily. This is the task of the “recipient”.