Re: [xml-dev] How to define separate schema definition for the same element type...

["Chiusano Joseph" <chiusano_joseph@bah.com>]

John,

Your example and issue description are contradictory - you say that you
need to "define to separate schema definition for the same element type
but with different attribute", but your example shows the opposite:
different element types (element "input"), but same attribute ("type").
I believe you're asking how you can define an element with the same name
("input") in two different ways in the same schema. Assuming that is the
case, the simplest way (among several ways) is to declare 2 local
elements named "input" as shown below:

<xsd:schema xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema";
	    version="1.0">
    <xsd:element name="builder">
        <xsd:complexType>
            <xsd:sequence>
                <xsd:element name="input">
	            <xsd:complexType>
            	        <xsd:sequence>
	                    <xsd:element name="description" type="xsd:string"/>
	                    <xsd:element name="content" type="xsd:string"/>
	                </xsd:sequence>
	                <xsd:attribute name="type" type="xsd:string"/>
	            </xsd:complexType>
	        </xsd:element>
                <xsd:element name="input">
	            <xsd:complexType>
            	        <xsd:sequence>
	                    <xsd:element name="testinfo" type="xsd:string"/>
	                </xsd:sequence>
	                <xsd:attribute name="type" type="xsd:string"/>
	            </xsd:complexType>
	        </xsd:element>
            </xsd:sequence>
        </xsd:complexType>
    </xsd:element>
</xsd:schema>

Hope that helps,
Joe Chiusano
Booz | Allen | Hamilton

John Stubbe wrote:
> 
> Hi
> 
> I have a little schema problem.
> I need to define to separate schema definition for the same element type but
> with different attribute how is that possible?
> 
> Try look at the small XML example below.
> 
> <? XML version=”1.0” ?>
> <builder>
> <input type=”version1”>
>        <description>descr1</description>
>        <content>content1</content>
> </input>
> <input type=”test”>
>        <testinfo>info</testinfo>
> </input>
> </builder>
> 
> Who can I create a schema (XSD) where I have a separate definition section
> for each input type?
> 
> Shall I use some kind of ID or is there an other way?
> 
> Thanks in advance
> 
> Kind regards
> 
> John
> Denmark
> 
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