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xml schema question: subst group example in Primer?

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• Subject: xml schema question: subst group example in Primer?
• From: Burak Emir <Burak.Emir@e...>
• Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2004 14:28:22 +0100
• Organization: EPFL
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Hello, xml-dev,

I try it here because I have not received an answer on xmlschema-dev.

Could someone give me an answer on this please?

I always thought there was nothing difficult substitution, but stumbling
again over this example in the primer confused me.

The instances <items>...</items> with the *two* comments will surely
never validate?? Because its *two* comments, not one?

Isnt the default maxOccurs="1"? Does the example try to say "you can use
either one of these" ?

Thanks in advance,
Burak

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Hello all,

The XML Schema Part 0, Section 4.6 "Substitution groups" reads
=======

Example
Declaring Elements Substitutable for comment

<element name="shipComment" type="string"
         substitutionGroup="ipo:comment"/>
<element name="customerComment" type="string"
         substitutionGroup="ipo:comment"/>

When these declarations are added to the international purchase order
schema, |shipComment| and |customerComment| can be substituted for
|comment| in the instance document, for example:

Example
Snippet of ipo.xml <http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-0/#ipo.xml> with
Substituted Elements

....
<items>
  <item partNum="833-AA">
    <productName>Lapis necklace</productName>
    <quantity>1</quantity>
    <USPrice>99.95</USPrice>
    <ipo:shipComment>
      Use gold wrap if possible
    </ipo:shipComment>
    <ipo:customerComment>
      Want this for the holidays!
    </ipo:customerComment>
    <shipDate>1999-12-05</shipDate>
  </item>
</items>
....

=====

But if you check ipo.xsd elsewhere, you find:
...

<complexType name="Items">
    <sequence>
      <element name="item" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
        <complexType>
          <sequence>
            <element name="productName" type="string"/>
            <element name="quantity">
              <simpleType>
                <restriction base="positiveInteger">
                  <maxExclusive value="100"/>
                </restriction>
              </simpleType>
            </element>
            <element name="USPrice"    type="decimal"/>
            <element ref="ipo:comment" minOccurs="0"/> <!-- HERE -->
            <element name="shipDate"   type="date" minOccurs="0"/>
          </sequence>
          <attribute name="partNum" type="ipo:SKU" use="required"/>
        </complexType>
      </element>
    </sequence>
  </complexType>
...
====

Why would it be allowed to include a customerComment AND a shipComment
?!? My thinking goes, there should be up to one.
Have I overlooked something?

Thanks,

Burak Emir

http://lamp.epfl.ch/~buraq

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