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RE: increment pattern for an attribute..

• From: "Michael Kay" <mike@s...>
• To: "'Rick Jelliffe'" <rjelliffe@a...>,<xml-dev@l...>
• Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 10:12:11 -0000

 
> If you were desparate, you could try the following hack: 

I think the tag structure is a bit wobbly - but I think I know what you are
getting at. But it surely violates the XSDL rule that if two element
particles in a content model have the same name then they must have the same
type.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/

 
> 
> <xsd:element name="data" >
> 	<xsd:complexType>
> 		<xsd:sequence>
> 			<xsd:element name="el">
> 				<xsd:complexType>
> 					<xsd:element ref="ch" />
> 					<xsd:attribute 	
> 					name="val"
> 					fixed="20" />
> 			</xsd:element>
> 		</xsd:element>
> 
> 		<xsd:sequence minOccurs="0">
> 			<xsd:element name="el">
> 				<xsd:complexType>
> 					<xsd:element ref="ch" />
> 					<xsd:attribute 	
> 					name="val"
> 					fixed="21" />
> 			</xsd:element>
> 		</xsd:element>
> 
> 
> 		<xsd:sequence minOccurs="0">
> 			<xsd:element name="el">
> 				<xsd:complexType>
> 					<xsd:element ref="ch" />
> 					<xsd:attribute 	
> 					name="val"
> 					fixed="22" />
> 			</xsd:element>
> 		</xsd:element>
> 
> 		<xsd:sequence minOccurs="0">
> 			<xsd:element name="el">
> 				<xsd:complexType>
> 					<xsd:element ref="ch" />
> 					<xsd:attribute 	
> 					name="val"
> 					fixed="23" />
> 			</xsd:element>
> 		</xsd:element>
> 
> 
> 		<xsd:sequence minOccurs="0">
> 			<xsd:element name="el">
> 				<xsd:complexType>
> 					<xsd:element ref="ch" />
> 					<xsd:attribute 	
> 					name="val"
> 					fixed="24" />
> 			</xsd:element>
> 		</xsd:element>
> 
> 
> 		<xsd:sequence minOccurs="0">
> 			<xsd:element name="el">
> 				<xsd:complexType>
> 					<xsd:element ref="ch" />
> 					<xsd:attribute 	
> 					name="val"
> 					fixed="25" />
> 			</xsd:element>
> 		</xsd:element>
> 
> 		<xsd:sequence minOccurs="0">
> 			<xsd:element name="el">
> 				<xsd:complexType>
> 					<xsd:element ref="ch" />
> 					<xsd:attribute 	
> 					name="val"
> 					fixed="26" />
> 			</xsd:element>
> 		</xsd:element>
> 
> 		<xsd:sequence>
> 		<xsd:sequence>
> 		<xsd:sequence>
> 		<xsd:sequence>
> 		<xsd:sequence>
> 		<xsd:sequence>
> 		<xsd:sequence>
> 	</xsd:complexType>
> </xsd:element>
> 
> However, this is stretching the purpose of XML Schemas. When 
> thinking about XSD 1.0, it is approporiate to keep in mind 
> that it is not designed to handle dynamic or contextual 
> constraints, only static issues. (With the particular 
> exceptions of local element declarations.)
> 
> If dynamic and contextual constraints are important to you, 
> you may be better to keep the XSD grammars simple and use 
> another layer for the additional constraints. I mentioned 
> Schematron and Mike mentioned XSD 1.1, both of which support 
> making assertions using XPaths. 
> 
> Cheers
> Rick Jelliffe
> 
> 
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