Re: restrictions with nested simpleTypes.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jason Diamond" <jason@injektilo.org>
To: "Martin Gudgin" <marting@develop.com>; <xmlschema-dev@w3.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2000 8:39 PM
Subject: RE: restrictions with nested simpleTypes.


> Thanks for piquing my interest in unions.
>
> > <simpleType name="allNNI">
> >   <annotation><documentation xml:lang="en">
> >    for maxOccurs</documentation></annotation>
> >   <union memberTypes="nonNegativeInteger">
> >    <simpleType>
> >     <restriction base="NMTOKEN">
> >      <enumeration value="unbounded"/>
> >     </restriction>
> >    </simpleType>
> >   </union>
> >  </simpleType>
>
> Section 5.1.3 of the Datatypes spec says, "Either the memberTypes
> [attribute] must be non-empty or there must be at least one simpleType
> [child]." The documentation for the union element in the datatypes schema
> has a similar comment. Your example above (which I also found in the
schema
> for schemas) seems to be violating this constraint.

[MJG]
I don't see this as being a violation. The spec does *not* say 'if
memberTypes is non-empty there cannot be a simpleType child'. It merely says
that if memberTypes is empty there MUST be at least one simpleType child.
Does this make sense?

>
> Curiously, Section 2.5.1.3 of the Datatypes spec shows a different example
> which it claims comes from the "XML Schema itself".
>
>   <attributeGroup name="occurs">
>     <attribute name="minOccurs"
>       type="nonNegativeInteger" use="default" value="1"/>
>     <attribute name="maxOccurs">
>       <simpleType>
>         <union>
>           <simpleType>
>             <restriction base='nonNegativeInteger'/>
>           </simpleType>
>           <simpleType>
>             <restriction base='string'>
>               <enumeration value='unbounded'/>
>             </restriction>
>           </simpleType>
>         </union>
>       </simpleType>
>     </attribute>
>   </attributeGroup>
>
> This example looks correct according to my interpretation.
>
> But I guess my real question is this: Why aren't the examples in the
> datatypes spec and the actual declarations in the Schema for Schemas in
> sync? Does this mean you're not using a cutting edge XInclude
implementation
> to suck in the examples from the schema into the spec every time you
> "build"?
>
> Shame on you guys. :-)

[MJG]
Hmm, not sure why there is the discrepancy. Paul?

Gudge

Received on Monday, 11 December 2000 01:05:20 UTC