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xsd uniqueness on element names?

• From: seanwhalen@c...
• To: xml-dev@l...
• Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2007 17:52:28 +0000

Hi,
	I have a question about how to implement a uniqueness constraint that tests for uniqueness on element names.  I worked through examples that use attribute values and element values, but I wasn't able to get the xsd:unique element to test for element names.  The following is a description of a sample schema:

<ROOT>
	<Basket>
		<Animals>...</Animals>
		<Vegetables>...</Vegetables>
		<Minerals>...</Minerals>
	</Basket>
</ROOT>


	I'd like the schema to limit the contents of the Basket element to a unique set of "Animals", "Vegetables", or "Minerals" elements, which wrap more specific elements that represent members of those categories.  

	I've gotten the functional affect of what I want by limiting each of the three categories to only appear zero or one times, but I'm still curious about whether or not using xsd:unique or xsd:key is possible.  The technical problem seemed to be that xpath functions like "local-name()" were not part of the restricted xpath set that is valid for unique "field" attribute.  Is that the entire issue, or is there a more abstract principle behind not allowing node names in uniqueness tests?  

     Any help or tips would be greatly appreciated,

Sean