Re: Recursive XSD with targetNamespace

> it is implicitly qualified by the targetNamespace.

Well, I guess that was the gap in my knowledge. Thanks for all your help!

- Todd Moon

On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 4:42 PM, Michael Kay <mike@saxonica.com> wrote:

>  Very little that's in XSD makes intuitive sense - get used to it.
>
> The basic rule is that when you are defining a component (such as an
> element declaration), the "name" attribute gives the local name, and it is
> implicitly qualified by the targetNamespace. When you are referencing a
> component, you use a QName in the "ref" attribute, and if the QName is
> unprefixed, it refers to a name in the default namespace - not the target
> namespace.
>
> Michael Kay
> http://www.saxonica.com/
>
>  ------------------------------
> *From:* Todd Moon [mailto:tmrfcm@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* 14 November 2008 21:14
> *To:* Michael Kay
> *Cc:* xmlschema-dev@w3.org
> *Subject:* Re: Recursive XSD with targetNamespace
>
> This worked, but it doesn't make a lot of intuitive sense to me. The
> namespace specified in the targetNamespace is the namespace of the document
> to be validated. The Item type is defined in the schema. Why should I have
> to use the target namespace when referencing a type defined and used within
> the schema?
>
> Do all types defined in the schema automatically share the namespace
> specified in targetSchema?
>
> Thanks!
>
> - Todd Moon
>
> On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 4:01 PM, Michael Kay <mike@saxonica.com> wrote:
>
>>  Whenever you refer to a component in a namespace, you need to use a
>> qualified name. So it should be
>>
>> type="foo:Item"
>>
>> having declared
>>
>> xmlns:foo="http://foo"
>>
>> Michael Kay
>> http://www.saxonica.com/
>>
>>  ------------------------------
>> *From:* xmlschema-dev-request@w3.org [mailto:xmlschema-dev-request@w3.org]
>> *On Behalf Of *Todd Moon
>> *Sent:* 14 November 2008 20:24
>> *To:* xmlschema-dev@w3.org
>> *Subject:* Recursive XSD with targetNamespace
>>
>>   Hello everyone.
>>
>> I have a recursively defined type called "Item" and the schema works fine
>> at first. However, if I specify a targetNamespace in the XSD, Visual Studio
>> gives me an error claiming that "Item" is not defined (when it's used within
>> the definition of Item itself.)
>>
>> Here's a greatly simplified schema that still exposes the problem:
>>
>> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
>> <xsd:schema
>>    targetNamespace="http://foo"
>>    xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
>>
>>    <xsd:complexType name="Item">
>>        <xsd:sequence>
>>            <xsd:element name="SerialNumber" />
>>            <xsd:sequence>
>>                <xsd:element name="Item" type="Item" />
>>            </xsd:sequence>
>>        </xsd:sequence>
>>    </xsd:complexType>
>>
>> </xsd:schema>
>>
>> If I remove the targetNamespace attribute this works fine. Why is this
>> causing a problem?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> - Todd Moon
>>
>>
>