xml-dev - Re: Namespaces, Architectural Forms & XML Schemas

[Ronald Bourret <rpbourret@rpbourret.com>]

For example, you would like to somehow prefix the element tag <B> so
that element B in the following is in multiple namespaces?

   <A>
      <B>foo</B>
   </A>

If so, that is not possible. A particular element or attribute in an
instance document can only be in one namespace.

-- Ron

Peter Jones wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Can I just ask because I haven't studied this in detail yet, wrt XML
> Schemas, whether it is possible to have a single element/attribute type
> represent itself as being within multiple namespaces simultaneously in one
> conforming document instance, in the same way that I could drop that element
> type into multiple Architectural Forms if I chose to do so? (Assuming I've
> understood certain aspects of AFs properly.)
> 
> Thanks,
> Peter
> 
> PS can whoever controls these things stick this in the digest otherwise I
> won't see the reply. Thanks.
> 
> Peter Jones
> mailto:peterj@wrox.com

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Ronald Bourret
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