xml-dev - Re: Derived by extension and restriction in XML schema

[ht@cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Henry S. Thompson)]

"David Valera" <dvalera@pcl-hage.nl> writes:

> Hello,
> 
> I asked this question a few days ago in comp.text.xml but I didnt get any
> answers. Maybe I will get more lucky here. Here is the problem I have:
> 
> I have a complextype in an XML schema declared like this:
> 
> 	<xsd:complexType name="HeaderType" content="elementOnly">
> 		<xsd:element name="messagekind" type="xsd:string"/>
> 		<xsd:element name="messageversion" type="xsd:string"/>
> 		<xsd:element name="Value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="3"/>
> 	</xsd:complexType>
> 
> I have another complextype that is derived from this one. I need to add a
> few elements, and I need to restrict the 'value' element. Can I do
> something like this?
> 
> <xsd:element name="SpecialHeader">
> 	<xsd:complexType base="HeaderType" derivedBy="extension">
> 		<xsd:element name="Value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="3"/>
> 		<xsd:element name="HeaderText" type="xsd:string"/>
> 	</xsd:complexType>
> </xsd:element>
> 
> I am adding a new element called HeaderText' and restricting the 'Value'
> element to appear at least and most 3 times.

No, you're adding two new elements -- you can't restrict and extend at 
the same time.

> Is this correct or should I do it this way:
> 
> <xsd:complexType name="SpecialHeaderType" base="HeaderType"
> derivedBy="extension">
> 	<xsd:element name="HeaderText" type="xsd:string"/>
> </xsd:complexType>
> 
> <xsd:element name="SpecialHeader">
> 	<xsd:complexType base="SpecialHeaderType" derivedBy="restriction">
> 		<xsd:element name="Value" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="3"/>
> 	</xsd:complexType>
> </xsd:element>

That should do it.

ht
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