Re: what is the replacement for xml:lang in CR version?

when I import www.w3.org/2001/xml.xsd, i get error saying global attribute in xml.xsd should
have use with value being default or fixed.
Komal.

Eddie Robertsson wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Simon Cox wrote:
>
> > xml:lang is /not/ a part of XML Schema, it is part of the XML instance language.
> > Thus, there is no change resulting from the evolution of the XML Schema specification.
> >
> > komal mangtani wrote:
> > >
> > > I have a schema that conforms to WD version and it has references to xml:lang.
> > > what is the equivalent in CR?
> > >
> > > here is the snippet:
> > >  <element name = "FreeFormText">
> > >   <complexType content = "textOnly">
> > >    <attribute name = "xml:lang" type = "string"/>
> > >   </complexType>
> > >  </element>
>
> This is not the correct way of using it though....
> If you want to use the xml:space or xml:lang attributes in your schema you have to declare
> them by reference and import the XML namespace from W3C. You can't "redeclare" the
> attributes as in the above schema.
> So, first you have to import the XML namespace using the import statement like:
>
> <xs:import namespace="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace"
> schemaLocation="http://www.w3.org/2001/xml.xsd"/>
>
> You also have to add a namespace declaration on your xs:schema element. Like:
>
> <xs:schema ...xmlns:xml="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace"...>...
>
> No, you can reference the attributes defined by this namespace in your own schema using:
>
> <xs:attribute ref="xml:lang"/>
>
> Hope this helps.
> /Eddie