Re: [xsl] Help please: question on xml's schema and xslt

Subject: Re: [xsl] Help please: question on xml's schema and xslt
From: "L2L 2L emanuelallen@xxxxxxxxxxx" <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2014 13:41:49 -0000
E-S4L

> On Aug 1, 2014, at 9:12 AM, "Wolfgang Laun wolfgang.laun@xxxxxxxxx"
<xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On 01/08/2014, L2L 2L emanuelallen@xxxxxxxxxxx
> <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I have ask on many different forums; visionzone, sitepoint, oreilly, even
>> ask an author of a book, but receive no reply. I have even try
>> stackexchange. This doesn't make sense....
>
>> ----question 2-------
>>
>> Is this legal:
>>
>> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <xs:schema
>> xmlnss="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema";> <xs:annotation>
>> <xs:documentation> I'm warping a name simpleType name nameType in an
element
>> that have the attribute type with the value of nameType. Is this legal; to
>> warp a name type as so: </xs:documentation> </xs:annotation> <xs:element
>> name="name" type="nameType"> <xs:simpleType name="nameType">
<xs:restriction
>> base="xs:string"> <xs:length value="25"/> </xs:restriction>
</xs:simplyType>
>> </xs:element> </xs:schema>
>
> (Indendation is the politeness of list users.)
>
> No it is NOT - Element 'name' has both a 'type' attribute and a
> 'anonymous type' child. Only one of these is allowed for an element.
>
> Use this;
>
>    <xs:element name="name" type="nameType"/>
>    <xs:simpleType name="nameType">
>      <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
>        <xs:length value="25"/>
>      </xs:restriction>
>    </xs:simpleType>
>
>> -----question 3--------
>>
>> What are extension and restriction type?
>
> Perhaps risk a short look on the XML Schema spec:
> http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema11-1/
>
> [Definition:]  A complex type definition which allows element or
> attribute content in addition to that allowed by another specified
> type definition is said to be an extension.
>
> [Definition:]  A type defined with the same constraints as its B7base
> type definitionB7, or with more, is said to be a restriction.  The
> added constraints might include narrowed ranges or reduced
> alternatives. Given two types A and B, if the definition of A is a
> B7restrictionB7 of the definition of B, then members of type A are
> always locally valid against type B as well.
>
>>
>> ----question 4---------
>>
>> First question:
>
> (Actually the 4th.)
>
>>
>> Can I place an extension on a restriction type?
>>
>> And if so, how? Via what method? Directly? Via reference? Both?
>>
>> And if so for both, what other ways?
>
> The excellent Primer on XML Schema http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlschema-0/
> contains numerous examples for both.
>
>> Second question:
>
> (Actually it's the 5th.)
>
>>
>> targetNameSpace is to set a name space for the xml element in my schema?
yes
>> or no then an explanation comment please.
>
> This isn't well formulated. If you mean "for the XML elements defined
> by <xs:element>" then the answer is: "yes, but not only for these,
> also for <xs:complextType>, <xs:simpleType> and other Schema
> components defined and named (!) in that XML schema.
>
>>
>> a xmlnssi="uri" is to set the prefix for the xsi namespace and a
>> xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation="uri" is to set the location of my schema?
yes
>> or no, then a feedback comment please.
>
> You mean "xmlns:xsi=...".
>
> a) No, it defines the prefix "xsi" for the namespace uniquely
> identified by "uri".
>
> b) Yes, but only if you associate the prefix xsi to this URI:
> xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance";
>
>>
>> is the targetNameSapce needed... I find it non-necessary to do when it
>> can(by what I'm reading) define top level element and complex type(another
>> question is that by definning type level complex type, do that also mean
>> that type level complex when use in a element that is nested in another
>> element gain the namespace too?). I find it unnecessary to use
>> targetNameSapce when it doesn't cover all element being defined in the
>> schema.
>
> No, you need not use targetNameSpace. You may run into difficulties if
> you try use different XML schema definitions without target namespaces
> but with conflicting definitions.
>
> -W
>
>>
>> informational feedback please anyone!
>>
>>
>>
>> E-S4L
>

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