RE: Question on xsd:import

Roberto,

This text first appeared in wsdl12.xml CVS revision 1.34.2.2 as part of
the types work ( it was subsequently merged into the main branch in
version 1.35 ). It was part of the write up that Amy did, I think. Note
that this ONLY applies to schemas that DO NOT have a target namespace.
It cannot be used to override the namespace of an imported schema
document that DOES have a target namespace. The text essentially means
that all schemas constructs are qualified. I can't remember the
rationale for allowing this, perhaps Amy will have better powers of
recall.

I would note that this text was reviewed as part of the types work in
January 2003 and was agreed by the WG. That said, I don't feel strongly
about it and would be happy for us to open an issue to claridy this
point.

Gudge

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:www-ws-desc-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Roberto Chinnici
> Sent: 16 September 2003 01:06
> To: www-ws-desc@w3.org
> Subject: Question on xsd:import
> 
> 
> It's been about a year since we last talked about imports. In section
> 3.1.1.1 of part 1 of the spec I found this sentence 
> describing how xsd:import works (the text in square brackets is mine):
> 
> "If the [imported] schema does not have a targetNamespace 
> AII, then the namespace specified by the namespace AII [of 
> the xsd:import EII inside the wsdl:type EII] is applied to 
> all components of the schema as if it contained a 
> corresponding targetNamespace declaration."
> 
> This looks very different from what XML Schema does. It seems 
> that to honor this clause a WSDL processor would need to use 
> a specially rigged XML Schema processor that allows for this 
> namespace overriding to happen.
> 
> Can someone refresh my memory as to when we approved the text 
> above and what its rationale was?
> 
> Thanks,
> Roberto
> 
> --
> Roberto Chinnici
> Java Web Services
> Sun Microsystems, Inc.
> roberto.chinnici@sun.com
> 
> 
>

Received on Tuesday, 16 September 2003 06:11:12 UTC