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> But restrictions by facet are only pre-set ones. You can restrict
> an integer to be between -5 and +5, but you can't restrict a token,
> say, not to be "foo". Whereas in RNG that is just xsd:token - "foo".
True.
> > > 11) RNG lists consist of non-whitespace separated by whitespace, and the
> > > non-whitespace need not be all of the same (simple) type. A pattern like
> > > "list {xsd:integer, xsd:string}+" is perfectly valid, and matches content
> > > like "2 foo 5 bar".
> >
> > This can be done by creating a list type from a union type in XML Schema.
>
> True. I didn't word this sharply enough. If you want a list consisting
> of alternating numbers and strings, RNG can do that but XSD can't:
> a list type created from a union type is "list {(xsd:integer|xsd:string}+}",
> and matches things like "2 5 foo bar".
True, although you probably could create something similar by adding a pattern
facet to the list type. For example, the above could be done with:
<xs:simpleType name="List">
<xs:list>
<xs:simpleType>
<xs:union memberTypes="xs:string xs:integer"/>
</xs:simpleType>
</xs:list>
</xs:simpleType>
<xs:simpleType name="restrictedList">
<xs:restriction base="List">
<xs:pattern value="((\d+ .+) ?)+"/>
</xs:restriction>
</xs:simpleType>
But for more complex lists this wouldn't work very well and the RELAX-NG way is
much clearer and easier.
Cheers,
/Eddie
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