Re: maxOccurs depends on minOccurs

Ace <Ace@AceProgrammer.com> writes:

> I noticed that in the examples that are in XML Schema Part 0: Primer,
> that the comment element is usually defined:
> 
>  <xsd:element ref="comment" minOccurs="0"/>
> 
> The Primer explicitly says this means the element is optional.  However,
> after looking at the spec and the explanation in the Primer, it seems to
> me that this actually makes the comment prohibited because it falls into
> the third case below.  I hope I am mistaken.  I'd rather the above
> syntax mean that the element is optional.

You're right, it should, and the defaulting text for maxOccurs is
buggy.  It should read

{max occurs}
  1. unbounded, if the maxOccurs [attribute] equals unbounded,
  2. otherwise the number corresponding to the lexical [value] of the
     maxOccurs [attribute], if present,
  3. otherwise the number corresponding to the lexical [value] of the
     minOccurs [attribute], if it is present and greater than 1
  4. otherwise 1.

Thanks

ht
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Received on Wednesday, 12 April 2000 04:24:50 UTC