>>>>> "Jonathan" == Jonathan Robie <> writes:
Jonathan> 3. The type hierarchies are not simple - the
Jonathan> distinct hierarchies for complex and simple types and
Jonathan> the distinction between elements and complex types
Jonathan> result in a more cluttered type system than that found
Jonathan> in most OO or relational systems. This is not the kind
Jonathan> of type lattice that a good datahead would normally
Jonathan> design.
But it is the type part that is adopted by most other XML based
languages like Relax NG and XForms. Can't be too bad :-)
Jonathan> Despite these flaws, it is the only schema language
Jonathan> besides DTDs that has been widely adopted in commercial
Jonathan> tools. I think many people use tools to generate their
Jonathan> schemas, which makes it easier to author them and makes
Jonathan> the XML notation somewhat less of an issue.
Or just use Relax NG and spew forth XML schema with trang.
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Regards,
Berend. (-:
