[jsword-devel] PassageKeyFactory, resolving verse references

[David Instone-Brewer]

At 13:57 26/10/2012, Chris Burrell wrote:
>Hi All
>
>I've encountered an issue where I'm trying to parse the following 
>references: "Ps 27:7-14; 28".
>
>It seems that JSword is treating the 28 as a verse rather than as a 
>chapter. Previously I had assumed that when separating by commas you 
>would be referencing a verse, but when separating by a semi-colon 
>you would be expressing a chapter.
>
>The JSword code doesn't make a difference between the two parts, and 
>therefore assumes here that 28 is a chapter. This then causes an 
>issue because Ps 27 doesn't have a verse 28.
>
>Presumably introducing a difference between separators of verses, 
>verse ranges and chapters (e.g. comma means between verse, but 
>semi-colon means between chapters) is something fairly fundamental 
>and therefore a change that we wouldn't want to make?
>
>Chris

I agree that commas always separate verses and semi-colons always 
separate chapters.
I don't see any problem with making that clear in JSword. I expect 
that this lack of clarity was an oversight.


David IB

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