Re: Can final="extension" for simpleType?

I think it is an oversight, but in which direction? I think
final='extension' makes sense and Part 2 should allow it. This would allow
the designer of a simple type to stop people from adding attributes to it.
Or would no one ever want to do that?

Martin

----- Original Message -----
From: "Priscilla Walmsley" <priscilla@walmsley.com>
To: <www-xml-schema-comments@w3.org>
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 2:21 PM
Subject: Can final="extension" for simpleType?


> The Datatypes rec and the Schema for Datatypes do not allow the value
> "extension" for the final attribute of a simpleType.
>
> However, section 3.4.6 of the Structures rec (under Derivation Valid
> (Extension)) says:
>
> 2 If the {base type definition} is a simple type definition, then all of
the
> following must be true:
>   2.1 The {content type} must be the same simple type definition.
>   2.2 The {final} of the {base type definition} must not contain
extension.
>
> It seems that 2.2 will always be true.  Is this an oversight?
>
> Thanks,
> Priscilla
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> Priscilla Walmsley                   priscilla@walmsley.com
> Vitria Technology                     http://www.vitria.com
> Author, Definitive XML Schema    (Prentice Hall, Dec. 2001)
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