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Ackkkk. I meant the latter.
*sigh*
Need my morning caffeine.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dare Obasanjo [mailto:dareo@microsoft.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 11:00 AM
> To: Murali Mani; Nada Reinprecht
> Cc: xml-dev@lists.xml.org
> Subject: RE: [xml-dev] Two quick questions regarding
> restriction in XML Schema
>
>
> It is the former. I think he was stating that you could have done
>
> <element name="book" type="Book1">
>
> in the schema instead of using xsi:type in the instance document.
>
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Murali Mani [mailto:mani@CS.UCLA.EDU]
> > Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 7:07 PM
> > To: Nada Reinprecht
> > Cc: xml-dev@lists.xml.org
> > Subject: Re: [xml-dev] Two quick questions regarding
> > restriction in XML Schema
> >
> >
> >
> > Can I ask an example,
> >
> > suppose we defined
> >
> > type Book -> (Title, Author*)
> > type Book1 restricts Book -> (Title, Author, Author)
> >
> > (in other words, Book1 is for Books with exactly two Authors)
> >
> > Now suppose we declare an element as
> >
> > <element book type="Book">
> >
> > and in the document however we want to use type Book1, how do
> > we say that?
> >
> > Do we say
> > <book>
> > <title>XYZ</title>
> > <author>ABC</author>
> > <author>DEF</author>
> > </book>
> >
> > or do we say
> > <book xsi:type="Book1">
> > <title>XYZ</title>
> > <author>ABC</author>
> > <author>DEF</author>
> > </book>
> >
> > I think it should be the latter? But Nada, I think you say it
> > is the former?
> >
> > thanks and regards - murali.
> >
> > On Fri, 17 May 2002, Nada Reinprecht wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Muralli,
> > >
> > > a) You do not need to use xsi:type in the document if you
> > derive the
> > > type by restriction. In the schema you can simply associate the
> > > derived type with an element.
> > >
> > > However, if you want to implement alternative contents
> for the same
> > > element, than you use the xsi:type which allows you to specify
> > > desirable content in each document.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > </nada>
> > >
> > > I think these are related.. Can someone tell me --
> > >
> > > a) If we derive types by restriction, do we have to use
> xsi:type in
> > > the document? Is it true if I say that the document will be valid
> > > irrespective of whether we use xsi:type or not .. We use
> > xsi:type to
> > > know the "precise" type??
> > >
> > > b) Is there any point in using block for restriction
> > >
> > > thanks and regards - murali.
> > >
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