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We are writing XML of the form:
<element>
<required_element/>
<optional_element1/>
<optional_element2/>
</element>
We would like to specify (for example), that there can be only one of required_element, only one of optional_element1, but as many as desired of optional_element2. Plus, we would like to be able to specify the elements in any order.
I believe there is no straightforward way to specify this, since 'sequence' enforces order, 'choice' lets you choose any one (possibly repeating) sub-element but repeating the choice group eliminates constraints on the quantity of a given sub-element, and 'all' constrains maxoccurs to 1. And repeating all possible sequences, within a choice, is not feasible due to the number of elements involved.
If the above is untrue, what is a suitable specification?
If it is true, can you offer a few words about why things were constrained in this way? It seems like a useful capability.
I'm sure this question has been answered before and elsewhere, but I could not find the answer 'out there'. Any references would be much appreciated.
John
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John Graybeal <mailto:graybeal@mbari.org> -- 831-775-1956
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
Marine Metadata Initiative: http://marinemetadata.org || Shore Side Data System: http://www.mbari.org/ssds
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