Re: [xml-dev] XML Schema Question: named or anonymous types in element definition?

["Jeff Rafter" <lists@jeffrafter.com>]

In addition to Dare's response the normative Schema for Schemas spells it
out very clearly:

<xs:complexType name="topLevelSimpleType" mixed="false">
    <xs:complexContent>
      <xs:restriction base="xs:simpleType">
        <xs:sequence>
          <xs:element ref="xs:annotation" minOccurs="0"/>
          <xs:group ref="xs:simpleDerivation"/>
        </xs:sequence>
        <xs:attribute name="name" use="required" type="xs:NCName">
          <xs:annotation>
            <xs:documentation>Required at the top level</xs:documentation>
          </xs:annotation>
        </xs:attribute>
        <xs:anyAttribute namespace="##other" processContents="lax"/>
      </xs:restriction>
    </xs:complexContent>
  </xs:complexType>
  <xs:complexType name="localSimpleType" mixed="false">
    <xs:complexContent>
      <xs:restriction base="xs:simpleType">
        <xs:sequence>
          <xs:element ref="xs:annotation" minOccurs="0"/>
          <xs:group ref="xs:simpleDerivation"/>
        </xs:sequence>
        <xs:attribute name="name" use="prohibited">
          <xs:annotation>
            <xs:documentation>Forbidden when nested</xs:documentation>
          </xs:annotation>
        </xs:attribute>
        <xs:attribute name="final" use="prohibited"/>
        <xs:anyAttribute namespace="##other" processContents="lax"/>
      </xs:restriction>
    </xs:complexContent>
  </xs:complexType>
  <xs:element name="simpleType" type="xs:topLevelSimpleType"
id="simpleType">
    <xs:annotation>
      <xs:documentation
source="http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-2/#element-simpleType"/>
    </xs:annotation>
  </xs:element>

When local, the "name" attribute is prohibited.

All the best,
Jeff Rafter