Re: Proposal for allowing xml:lang on faultstring

+1

Christopher Ferris wrote:

> +1
>
> Martin Gudgin wrote:
>
> > The issue: The faultstring is currently of type 'string' in the
> > http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema namespace and as such does not allow the
> > xml:lang attribute. This hinders implementors who want to indicate the
> > language used for fault strings.
> >
> > The proposal:
> >
> > 1.  Add the following to the top of the envelope schema[1];
> >
> >  <xs:import namespace='http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace' />
> >
> > 2.  Add a type definition as follows;
> >
> >  <xs:complexType name='faultstring' >
> >     <xs:simpleContent>
> >       <xsd:extension base='xs:string' >
> >         <xs:attribute ref='xml:lang' />
> >       </xs:extension>
> >     </xs:simpleContent>
> >  </xs:complexType>
> >
> > 3. Amend the Fault type as follows;
> >
> >  <xs:complexType name="Fault" final="extension" >
> >    <xs:annotation>
> >     <xs:documentation>
> >      Fault reporting structure
> >     </xs:documentation>
> >    </xs:annotation>
> >    <xs:sequence>
> >     <xs:element name="faultcode" type="tns:faultcode" />
> >     <xs:element name="faultstring" type="tns:faultstring" />
> >     <xs:element name="faultactor" type="xs:anyURI" minOccurs="0" />
> >     <xs:element name="faultrole" type="xs:anyURI" minOccurs="0" />
> >     <xs:element name="detail" type="tns:detail" minOccurs="0" />
> >    </xs:sequence>
> >   </xs:complexType>
> >
> >
> > 4. Amend the description of faultstring as follows;
> >
> > The faultstring element information item has:
> >
> >   A [local name] of faultstring .
> >   A [namespace name] which has no value.
> >   An optional attribute information item with a local name of lang and
> > namespace name of http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace ( see [ref to
> > http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-xml.html#sec-lang-tag] )
> >
> >
> > I believe these are the only changes necessary. There are no other elements
> > of type string defined by our spec so the issue does not arise anywhere
> > else.
> >
> > Gudge
> >
> >
> >
> >

Received on Thursday, 11 April 2002 08:53:12 UTC