Re: [xml-dev] XSD question: Can the name of a simpleType be the nameof a

[Pete Cordell <pete++xmldev@codalogic.com>]

On 06/09/2019 18:13, Costello, Roger L. wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> Is this legal:
>
> <xsd:simpleType name="boolean" id="boolean">
>         <xsd:restriction base="xsd:boolean">
>         </xsd:restriction>
>   </xsd:simpleType>
>
> Notice that the name of the simpleType (boolean) is the name of the built-in boolean datatype.
>
> Saxon seems to think it's illegal:
>
> Error: A simple type must not be based on itself
>
> I don't see anything in XML Schema Part 1 that prohibits the name of a simpleType being the name of a built-in datatype.
They should be in different namespaces, so distinct.

Pete.
--
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Pete Cordell
Codalogic Ltd
Read & write XML in C++, http://www.xml2cpp.com
---------------------------------------------------------------------