Re: Enumeration restrictions

"Gregory M. Messner" <gmessner@breezefactor.com> writes:

> Is it legal to define a restriction with enumeration and then extend with a
> restriction that contains enumerations that are not in the base restriction?
> 
> 
> base type:
> 
> <xs:simpleType name="baseType">
>   <xs:restriction base="xs:string">
>     <xs:enumeration value="AccountNumber"/>
>     <xs:enumeration value="BillOfLadingNumber"/>
>     <xs:enumeration value="BuyerClaimNumber"/>
>     <xs:enumeration value="Other"/>
>   </xs:restriction>
> </xs:simpleType>
> 
> 
> extension:
> 
> <xs:attribute name="UsageType">
>   <xs:simpleType>
>     <xs:restriction base="baseType">
>       <xs:enumeration value="Other"/>
> 	<xs:enumeration value="Contract"/>       <!-- Not in baseType -->
> 	<xs:enumeration value="ContractNumber"/> <!-- Not in baseType -->
>     </xs:restriction>
>   </xs:simpleType>
> </xs:attribute>

Not allowed -- a restriction has to be a restriction, you can't
achieve extension this way.

ht
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