Re: Extending with mixed content

"Eric Jain" <Eric.Jain@isb-sib.ch> writes:

> This message was previously posted to the xml-schema-comments list, without
> getting any feedback. Second attempt:
> 
> I am having some problems designing an extensible schema for a specific
> application. Let's say I have an element:
> 
> <name>P12345</name>
> 
> The content must conform to a pattern like [OPQ]\d{5}, which is easily
> expressible in XML Schema. Now, we need to allow people to extend any
> element in the following manner:
> 
> <name>
>      P12345
>      <note>...</note>
> </name>
> 
> This can only be allowed by setting content="mixed"; unfortunately the
> original content can now no longer be controlled in any way. Our current
> workaround is not to use *any* content, but to put *everything* into
> attributes:
> 
> <name value="P12345"/>
> 
> <name value="P12345">
>      <note>...</note>
> </name>
> 
> Ugly. Let me know if this issue (if it is one in fact) is being addressed in
> XML Schema 1.1, and excuse me if this has already been discussed.

Extensive debate in the WG, no conclusions yet.

ht
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