Re: use of derivedBy

Yes, the functionality provided by the derivedBy attribute is now provided
by the extension, restriction and list elements.

BTW - the latest version[1] is dated October 24th. The example you cite does
not exist in this document.

Martin Gudgin
DevelopMentor

[1] http://www.w3.org/TR/2000/CR-xmlschema-1-20001024/


----- Original Message -----
From: "Garret Wilson" <garret@globalmentor.com>
To: <www-xml-schema-comments@w3.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2000 7:31 PM
Subject: use of derivedBy


> In the September 22, 2000 working draft of "XML Schema Part 1:
Structures",
> there is the following example:
>
> <xs:element name="picture">
>   <xs:complexType base="xs:binary" derivedBy="extension">
>     <xs:attribute name="pictype" type="xs:NOTATION"/>
>   </xs:complexType>
> </xs:element>
>
> I cannot find "derivedBy" in any other locations in the documents; has
> derivedBy been replaced by the <extension> tag?
>
> Garret Wilson
> GlobalMentor, Inc.
> garret@globalmentor.com
>