RE: Dependencies between attributes and elements

> 
> Right now I'm using an element called int-vector to specify a 
> list of int values. Is it possible to make that element go 
> away and replace it for a generic one, with an attribute 
> specifying the vector type? In other words is it possible to 
> establish a relationship between the value of an element 
> attribute and his children?
> Example:
> 
> <vector type="int">
>   <value>2</value> <!-- if not int throws a error --> </vector>
> 


Yes, but only if the attribute has the magic name xsi:type and its value is
the QName of a complex type definition in the schema.

Michael Kay
http://www.saxonica.com/