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Re: [Moderator Action] Re: [Ann.] XML Schema FAQ

From: Henry S. Thompson <ht@cogsci.ed.ac.uk>
Date: 07 Feb 2001 09:35:00 +0000
To: Robert Braddock <robert@concordant-thought.com>
Cc: xmlschema-dev@w3.org
Message-ID: <f5b66imu98b.fsf@cogsci.ed.ac.uk>
Robert Braddock <robert@concordant-thought.com> writes:

> > OK, I've had a go at summarising the "How does an instance refer to a
> > schema" in http://www.schemavalid.com/faq/xml-schema.html#c5 - all
> > comments welcome as usual.
> 
> Am I correct in my belief that the xsi:schemaLocation attribute is not
> necessary--it's just a hint for processors that don't know how to find the
> schema for the namespace, right?

Yes.

> Or is the question really, "How can I link an instance document directly to
> a schema (as opposed to the indirect namespace linkage)?"

There is no direct linkage facility of any kind.

ht
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