OASIS Mailing List ArchivesView the OASIS mailing list archive below
or browse/search using MarkMail.

 


Help: OASIS Mailing Lists Help | MarkMail Help

 


 

   RE: [xml-dev] all group composition

[ Lists Home | Date Index | Thread Index ]

I think you can just omit the xs:all from the groups you want to compose.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/ 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carlos Pita [mailto:carlosjosepita@yahoo.com.ar] 
> Sent: 31 March 2005 14:09
> To: xml-dev@lists.xml.org
> Subject: [xml-dev] all group composition
> 
> It seems as if this email has been rejected
> so I'm reposting it. Sorry if you get it twice.
> Regards,
> Carlos
> 
> Hi!
> 
> Is it possible to compose unordered group models
> using xml schema? I need to validate two elements
> with a lot of common children but I prefer not
> imposing any particular ordering on them. I would
> like to factorize the 80% of common children into
> an <all> group and then join them to the rest:
> 
> <xs:group name="common">
>   <xs:all>
>     ....
>   </xs:all>
> </xs:group>
> 
> <xs:group name="group1">
>   <xs:all>
>     <xs:group ref="common"/>
>     ....
>   </xs:all>
> </xs:group>
> 
> <xs:group name="group2">
>   <xs:all>
>     <xs:group ref="common"/>
>     ....
>   </xs:all>
> </xs:group>
> 
> Of course I can't do this because <all> must be top
> level in the group and moreover it can't contain <group>.
> 
> Is it possible to achieve the factorization in another way?
> 
> Thank you in advance.
> Regards,
> Carlos.
> 
> 
> 
> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> The xml-dev list is sponsored by XML.org <http://www.xml.org>, an
> initiative of OASIS <http://www.oasis-open.org>
> 
> The list archives are at http://lists.xml.org/archives/xml-dev/
> 
> To subscribe or unsubscribe from this list use the subscription
> manager: <http://www.oasis-open.org/mlmanage/index.php>
> 
> 






 

News | XML in Industry | Calendar | XML Registry
Marketplace | Resources | MyXML.org | Sponsors | Privacy Statement

Copyright 2001 XML.org. This site is hosted by OASIS