Hi Folks,
Below are two XML Schema element declarations. Both enumerate a set of values for the <type> element. The first uses the pattern facet to enumerate the set of values. The second uses the enumeration facet. Is there a reason to prefer one
over the other? Or, are they identical for all practical purposes? /Roger
<xs:element
name="type">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction
base="xs:string">
<xs:pattern
value="contact|acquaintance|friend|met|co\-worker|colleague|co\-resident|neighbor|child|parent|sibling|spouse|kin|muse|crush|date|sweetheart|me|agent|emergency"
/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:element>
<xs:element
name="type">
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:restriction
base="xs:string">
<xs:enumeration
value="contact"
/>
<xs:enumeration
value="acquaintance"
/>
<xs:enumeration
value="friend"
/>
<xs:enumeration
value="met"
/>
<xs:enumeration
value="co-worker"
/>
<xs:enumeration
value="colleague"
/>
<xs:enumeration
value="co-resident"
/>
<xs:enumeration
value="neighbor"
/>
<xs:enumeration
value="child"
/>
<xs:enumeration
value="parent"
/>
<xs:enumeration
value="sibling"
/>
<xs:enumeration
value="spouse"
/>
<xs:enumeration
value="kin"
/>
<xs:enumeration
value="muse"
/>
<xs:enumeration
value="crush"
/>
<xs:enumeration
value="date"
/>
<xs:enumeration
value="sweetheart"
/>
<xs:enumeration
value="me"
/>
<xs:enumeration
value="agent"
/>
<xs:enumeration
value="emergency"
/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:element>
