Re: [xml-dev] <xsd:all> problem

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Re: [xml-dev] <xsd:all> problem
 scripsit:

> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> <xsd:schema xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
> <xsd:element name="person">
>   <xsd:complexType  >
>     <xsd:all minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
>       <xsd:element name="firstname" type="xsd:string"/>
>       <xsd:element name="lastname" type="xsd:string"/>
>     </xsd:all>
>   </xsd:complexType>
> </xsd:element>
> </xsd:schema>

What you've said here is that there must be either 0 or 1 instances
of the combination firstname-lastname in either order.  This can be
satisified by nothing, or by firstname-lastname, or by lastname-firstname.
A firstname by itself doesn't work, because it can't substitute for the
required combination.

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