Re: <restriction> is not actually a restriction

Kohsuke KAWAGUCHI <kohsuke.kawaguchi@sun.com> writes:

> I think the following derivation is valid:
> 
> <xs:complexType name="B">
>   <xs:anyAttribute namespace="urn:foo" processContents="strict"/>
> </xs:complexType>
> 
> <xs:complexType name="D">
>   <xs:complexContent>
>     <xs:restriction base="B">
>       <xs:anyAttribute namespace="urn:foo" processContents="skip"/>
>     </xs:restriction>
>   </xs:complexContent>
> </xs:complexType>
> 
> But in this derivation D is not a subset of B (i.e., some content model
> is valid wrt to D but not with B)

You're right -- I could have sworn we put something in about that, but
I don't see it -- I guess I'm thinking of defaults, which we did
catch.  This could/should perhaps be fixed independently of revisiting 
restriction in general.

ht
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