[XML-DEV Mailing List Archive Home] [By Thread] [By Date] [Recent Entries] [Reply To This Message]

Re: Can i specify more than one root element in thespecificati

• To: xml-dev@l...
• Subject: Re: Can i specify more than one root element in thespecification?
• From: "Thomas B. Passin" <tpassin@c...>
• Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 09:12:10 -0400
• References: <CNEHJIJMDHDIGIPHFEBLKEDCCKAA.james.fuller@o...>

[James Fuller]
>
> xml defines that any xml document should have one root node, xml schema
will
> undoubtably follow this rule. so no you cant do this and it is not
allowed.
>

Any one xml document can only have one root element, but an XML Schema
allows any global element to be the root of an instance document.  So Vinood
can write a schema to allow (a choice of) several root elements.

Cheers,

Tom P

• Follow-Ups:
  • Re: Can i specify more than one root element in the specification?
    • From: "m batsis" <mbatsis@n...>

• References:
  • RE: Can i specify more than one root element in the specification?
    • From: "James Fuller" <james.fuller@o...>

• Prev by Date: Re: Dilemma: dot notation or attribute
• Next by Date: Re: Can i specify more than one root element in the specification?
• Previous by thread: RE: Can i specify more than one root element in the specification?
• Next by thread: Re: Can i specify more than one root element in the specification?
• Index(es):
  • Date
  • Thread