RE: [xml-dev] can attribute in XML schema hold value and unit

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

Regular expressions may work to some degree in this case, but they won't provide the level of validation for units that you need. For example, a regular expression can be used to define the format for a date, but it cannot validate that a date of (for example) February 30 is not present, as it cannot validate the combination of month and year in this case.

 

So Len's example of an attribute for units, with an enumerated list of valid values, is the best approach.

 

Joe

 

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From: Sreeni Yetchina -X (syetchin - Pure Solutions at Cisco) [mailto:syetchin@cisco.com]
Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 3:27 PM
To: Mangesh Kalbhor; xml-dev@lists.xml.org
Subject: RE: [xml-dev] can attribute in XML schema hold value and unit

Hi Mangesh,

You can have this in Schema.

Define simple type attribute and have a regular expression as the constraint on that simple type attribute according to your data+units combination.

-Sreeni

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From: Mangesh Kalbhor [mailto:Mangesh.Kalbhor@autodesk.com]
Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 12:08 PM
To: xml-dev@lists.xml.org
Subject: [xml-dev] can attribute in XML schema hold value and unit

Hi All,

 

I am creating a xml schema where I have to making a ‘attribute’ but can a attribute hold a value and unit.

My example is FlowRate, let’s the value and unit could be 100 GPM.

Can I have just one attribute for 100 and GPM both. Some times it might be 80 cFPS.

 

So can a attribute hold both or do I need element here.

 

Thanks,

 

Mangesh