RE: [xml-dev] XML Schema: Character Exclusions

["Michael Kay" <mike@saxonica.com>]

Title: XML Schema: Character Exclusions

I think that subtractions work only at the character level.

 

The simplest I can think of is:

 

([0-9][0-9][1-9]) | ([0-9][1-9]0) | ([1-9]00)

 

Michael Kay

http://www.saxonica.com/

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From: Peter.Winstanley@scotland.gsi.gov.uk [mailto:Peter.Winstanley@scotland.gsi.gov.uk]
Sent: 14 October 2005 08:44
To: xml-dev@lists.xml.org
Subject: [xml-dev] XML Schema: Character Exclusions

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Hi

I am trying to get a schema design to take a 3-character string of digits 001 through to 999,  but to exclude 000.

I started using a pattern to match the 3 character string of digits, and "[0-9]{3}" works fine.  Then I tried to exclude "000" by "[0-9]{3} - [(000)]" but this restricts all three character digit string.  What am I doing wrong?

My parser is Xerces-J 2.6.

Thanks for any help.

Peter
 

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