Re: [xsl] [xml] repeating elements

["Ignacio Garcia" <igcxslt@xxxxxxxxx>]

The problem is still there...

I tried using grouping, but the same thing happens...

I can have multiple <i> elements, but the editor won't allow me to add
<i> MIXED TEXT <i>.
If I do it by hand the result is validated with no problems.

Any other suggestions?


On 5/24/07, Andrew Welch <andrew.j.welch@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 5/24/07, Ignacio Garcia <igcxslt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have the following problem...
> >
> > I have created a schema that with a complex type that contains a few
> > html like tags:
> >
> > <xsd:complexType name="notesText" mixed="true">
> >         <xsd:sequence minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
> >                 <xsd:element name="b" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/>
> >                 <xsd:element name="i" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/>
> >                 <xsd:element name="p" type="notesText" minOccurs="0"/>
> >                 <xsd:element name="br" minOccurs="0">
> >                         <xsd:simpleType>
> >                                 <xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
> >                                         <xsd:length value="0"/>
> >                                 </xsd:restriction>
> >                         </xsd:simpleType>
> >                 </xsd:element>
> >                 <xsd:element name="a" minOccurs="0">
> >                         <xsd:complexType mixed="true">
> >                                 <xsd:attribute name="href" type="xsd:string" use="required"/>
> >                         </xsd:complexType>
> >                 </xsd:element>
> >                 <xsd:element name="ul" minOccurs="0">
> >                         <xsd:complexType>
> >                                 <xsd:sequence maxOccurs="unbounded">
> >                                         <xsd:element name="li" type="notesText" minOccurs="0"/>
> >                                 </xsd:sequence>
> >                         </xsd:complexType>
> >                 </xsd:element>
> >       </xsd:sequence>
> > </xsd:complexType>
> >
> > As you can see, the type is simple and does exactly what I want...
> > If I put this inside an element and create an stylesheet using
> > <xsl:copy-of> I get the desired result of working html code...
> >
> > HOWEVER, using this definition none of the html editors I have used
> > lets me add the same html-like-tag two times in a row with text in
> > between them...
> >
> > Let me explain:
> >
> > If my element contains:
> > ----------------
> > This is some <b>text</b> with <i>html</i> tags on it.
> > ----------------
> >
> > Everything works perfect...BUT if after that I want to add <i>another
> > italics</i>, the editor won't let me... If I use a raw text editor,
> > then I can add it, and the instance is valid, but any xml editor that
> > helps with tag addition will not let me add the second <i> after I
> > have used one.
> >
> > However, if I have some other html-like-tag between the two <i>, then
> > there is no problem...
> >
> > Does anyone know why???
> > I have tried adding <sequence minOccurrs=0" maxOccurrs="unbounded">
> > surrounding all the html-like elements, but that does not work
> > either...
>
> This is an XML Schema question, not XSLT, so its better asked on XML
> Schema Dev (although Schema Aware XSLT is on-topic so I guess the
> lines are blurred a little).
>
> You've defined <i> as optional, so you're only only allowed 0 or 1
> occurrence, hence when you add second the XML becomes invalid.  If you
> want to allow more that one then specify maxOccurs on the definition
> to it optional-repeatable.
>
> Even then, all that will do is allow you to have multiple <i>'s in a
> sequence.  If you want to allow any element in any order then I use a
> group:
>
> <xs:group name="html-elements">
>   <xs:sequence>
>     <xs:element name="b" type="xs:string" minOccurs="0"/>
>     <xs:element name="i" type="xs:string" minOccurs="0"/>
>     <xs:element name="p" type="html-elements" minOccurs="0"/>
>     .....
>   </
> </
>
> and then:
>
> <xs:complexType name="notesText" mixed="true">
>        <xs:group ref="html-elements" minOccurs="0"
> maxOccurs="unbounded"/>
> </
>
> This should allow any mix of "html-elements" and text.
>
> (this is just one way I've done it - there may well be better ways)
>
> cheers
> andrew