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Re: XSD question: Can the name of a simpleType be the nameof a

• From: Pete Cordell <pete++xmldev@codalogic.com>
• To: "Costello, Roger L." <costello@mitre.org>,"xml-dev@l..." <xml-dev@l...>
• Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2019 18:51:28 +0100

On 06/09/2019 18:13, Costello, Roger L. wrote:

Hi Folks,

Is this legal:

<xsd:simpleType name="boolean" id="boolean">
        <xsd:restriction base="xsd:boolean">
        </xsd:restriction>
  </xsd:simpleType>

Notice that the name of the simpleType (boolean) is the name of the built-in boolean datatype.

Saxon seems to think it's illegal:

Error: A simple type must not be based on itself

I don't see anything in XML Schema Part 1 that prohibits the name of a simpleType being the name of a built-in datatype.

They should be in different namespaces, so distinct.

Pete.
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  • XSD question: Can the name of a simpleType be the name of a built-indatatype?
    • From: "Costello, Roger L." <costello@mitre.org>