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Re: Schema (XSD) rule precedence

• From: George Cristian Bina <george@oxygenxml.com>
• To: adam.flinton@nhs.net
• Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:09:56 +0300

If a model group (choice, sequence, all) is optional that means its 
content is optional so if you want to obtain the required content you do 
not need to go into that to generate anything.

Best Regards,
George
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George Cristian Bina
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Adam Flinton wrote:
> Dear All,
> 
> If I have a container element such as :
> 
>            <xs:all minOccurs="0">
>                <xs:element ref="a" />
>                <xs:element ref="b" />
>                <xs:element ref="c" />
>                <xs:element ref="d" />
>            </xs:all>
> 
> 
> And then a given element in the container has a minOccurs e.g.
> 
>  <xs:element minOccurs="1" name="a"/>
> 
> If I am walking a schema creating all required elements, do I create an
> element <a/> or not?
> 
> i.e. what is the rule on constraints (e.g. required vs optional) in a
> hierarchy?
> 
> TIA
> 
> Adam
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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    • From: Adam Flinton <adam.flinton@nhs.net>