Subject: RE: [xsl] Translating XSD into an XSLT, experts approach needed From: Dimitre Novatchev <dnovatchev@xxxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 02:04:52 -0800 (PST) |
AFAIK there are schema definitions that cannot generate anything, or more precisely, the instance generation/recognition process will never stop. Therefore, I would avoid trying to generate an instance just following a schema definition. In shema design I would first generate some representative instances and then use existing tools to generate the schema. Cheers, Dimitre Novatchev FXSL developer, http://fxsl.sourceforge.net/ -- the home of FXSL Resume: http://fxsl.sf.net/DNovatchev/Resume/Res.html # -----Original Message----- # From: owner-xsl-list@[...].com [mailto:owner-xsl- # list@[...].com] On Behalf Of Daniel Bryant # Sent: 24 February 2004 19:51 # To: xsl-list@[...].com # Subject: [xsl] Translating XSD into an XSLT, experts approach needed # # Hi, # # I am currently working on my final year dissertation for a degree in # computing. My dissertation involves the automatic translation of an XSD # into # an XSLT that will display an XML document compliant to the XSD as an XHTML # web page. As part of my research I have to investigate and document how a # human expert approaches the task of translating an XSD into an XSL # document. # # If anyone could spare a few minutes briefly documenting how they would # approach translating the XSD below (or even general approaches to # translation), I would be very grateful. Examples of what I'm looking for: # # - The order of translation; i.e. do you create your XSL document by # working # down through the XSD code, do you pick out certain elements or do you use # recursive methods / or a tree traversal method, preorder etc. # - Do you write one template at a time or work on multiple ones. # - Does the approach taken to generate the XSL code differ for each type of # element (i.e. when translating strings, ints and custom types) # - Are there any elements in an XSD that cause particular problems when # translating, or you think would in automatic translation? # - How do you approach writing XSL to display attributes, and when is this # done in the translation process? # - How (if at all) do you optimise your XSL code? # - How do you debug errors? # # Kind regards, # # Daniel Bryant # (Undergraduate, University of Surrey) # # <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> # <xs:schema xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" # elementFormDefault="qualified" attributeFormDefault="unqualified"> # <xs:element name="ANIMAL"> # <xs:complexType> # <xs:sequence> # <xs:element name="DOG"> # <xs:complexType> # <xs:sequence> # <xs:element name="ALSATION"> # <xs:complexType> # <xs:sequence> # <xs:element name="AGE"> # <xs:simpleType> # <xs:restriction base="xs:int"> # <xs:minExclusive value="0"/> # <xs:maxExclusive value="14"/> # </xs:restriction> # </xs:simpleType> # </xs:element> # <xs:element name="WEIGHT" type="xs:string"/> # <xs:element name="COAT_COLOUR" type="xs:string"/> # </xs:sequence> # <xs:attribute name="Name" type="xs:string" # use="optional"/> # </xs:complexType> # </xs:element> # <xs:element name="MUNGREL"> # <xs:complexType> # <xs:simpleContent> # <xs:extension base="xs:string"> # <xs:attribute name="Name" type="xs:string" # use="optional"/> # </xs:extension> # </xs:simpleContent> # </xs:complexType> # </xs:element> # </xs:sequence> # </xs:complexType> # </xs:element> # <xs:element name="CAT"> # <xs:complexType> # <xs:sequence> # <xs:element name="PERSIAN"> # <xs:simpleType> # <xs:restriction base="xs:string"> # <xs:minLength value="0"/> # <xs:maxLength value="10"/> # </xs:restriction> # </xs:simpleType> # </xs:element> # </xs:sequence> # </xs:complexType> # </xs:element> # </xs:sequence> # </xs:complexType> # </xs:element> # </xs:schema> # # # XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail SpamGuard - Read only the mail you want. http://antispam.yahoo.com/tools XSL-List info and archive: http://www.mulberrytech.com/xsl/xsl-list
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