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Re: Derivation by restriction in XML Schema

• From: ht@c... (Henry S. Thompson)
• To: "Arnold, Curt" <Curt.Arnold@h...>
• Date: 07 Mar 2000 08:45:45 +0000

"Arnold, Curt" <Curt.Arnold@h...> writes:

> >4) You can't restrict material from another namespace, 
> >whether it's attribute or element, unless you own, or 
> >bogusly claim to own, rights to define elements, 
> >attributes, types in that namespace, which, in the 
> >case of the XML namespace, you don't.
> 
> I don't think I buy that.  If I include the xlink:show
> attribute in an element by referencing its attribute
> group from the xlink schema, it would seem appropriate
> for me to say that the default is "replace" or that "embed"
> is prohibited in this context.

Attribute 'equivalence classes' would give you that, and they may yet
make it in to the spec.

ht
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