Re: Problem with key!

Hi

Thanks a lot for your help and now I'm just hoping, that I also implement
it right. I'm sorry that I couldnt response you earlier but I was finally
in some really nice vacation. :)

Cyrill

>
> Hi Cyrill,
>
>> I road many article to the theme unique, key an keyref but i'm still
>> not understanding how it works.
>>
>> In my projekt there is an element user with the attribute *id*. The
>> user element can be found many times but the id must always be a
>> different value.
>>
>> <user id="1">
>>         <name></name>
>>         <email></email>
>> </user>
>> <user id="2">
>>         <name></name>
>>         <email></email>
>> </user>
>>
>> I thougt it would be possible with "key", wouldn't it? If not, how
>> would you realize this problem?
>
> Yes, this would be possible with an identity constraint -- either a key
> or a unique identity constraint (probably a key would be
> appropriate here -- I guess that all users have ids?).
>
> When you use identity constraints you have to work out three things:
>
>   - what element contains all the elements that you want to say
>     have unique values?
>   - what path leads from that element to the elements that you want to
>     say have unique values?
>   - what path leads from the elements that have unique values to those
>     unique values?
>
> The first identifies the scope of the identity constraint and lets you
> know what element declaration you need to place the identity
> constraint within. The second selects the unique elements themselves --
> you place that path in the xs:selector element within the identity
> constraint. The third identifies the unique fields for the elements --
> you place that path (or those paths) in the xs:field element(s) within
> the identity constraint.
>
> In your case, I'll assume that your user elements are all wrapped in a
> "users" element. The element declaration and key definition will look
> something like:
>
> <xs:element name="users">
>   <xs:complexType>
>     <xs:element ref="user" maxOccurs="unbounded" />
>   </xs:complexType>
>   <!-- place the identity constraint an element that contains all the
>        elements you're interested in -->
>   <xs:key name="userIDs">
>     <!-- select those elements using an XPath in the xs:selector -->
> <xs:selector xpath="user" />
>     <!-- identify a unique field for those elements using an XPath in
>          the xs:field -->
>     <xs:field xpath="@id" />
>   </xs:key>
> </xs:element>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeni
>
> ---
> Jeni Tennison
> http://www.jenitennison.com/

Received on Saturday, 17 August 2002 13:24:01 UTC